'Your Wife Won't Feel Anything': Inside 'Rape Academies' Where Abuse Is Taught, Normalised

Last Updated:April 20, 2026, 15:08 IST

An international investigation has exposed the existence of online groups where men allegedly exchange advice and material related to drugging and sexually assaulting women

An international investigation has exposed the existence of a disturbing batch of online groups where men allegedly exchange advice and material related to drugging and sexually assaulting women, often within intimate relationships.

The month-long probe, carried out by CNN and published in March and April 2026, found that these communities operate across a range of websites, closed forums and encrypted messaging services.

Within these spaces, participants reportedly share detailed guidance on sedating women, concealing drugs, recording assaults and evading law enforcement, effectively creating what experts have described as informal “training hubs" for abuse.

Investigators found that victims are frequently partners or spouses, targeted inside their homes. Some platforms host large volumes of explicit content depicting women in an unconscious state, with users actively encouraging and validating such behaviour.

One of the websites identified during the investigation recorded tens of millions of visits in a single month, hosting thousands of videos tagged to suggest women were asleep or incapacitated.

In private chat groups, users allegedly discussed specific drugs, dosages and methods of administering them through food or beverages.

In a further escalation, some individuals attempted to monetise the abuse by offering sedative substances for sale or promoting live-streamed assaults in return for cryptocurrency, the investigation said.

A man, who claimed to be operating from Ceuta, wrote on Telegram that the substance was priced at 150 euros (about Rs 13,000) per bottle and described it as having no taste or smell.

“Your wife won’t feel anything and won’t remember anything," he said.

French legislator Sandrine Josso, a survivor of drug-facilitated sexual violence, said such networks function like “online rape academies" and “schools of violence," allowing perpetrators to learn from one another while operating under the cover of anonymity.

The investigation also highlighted real-life cases linked to such practices.

In one instance, a woman in the United Kingdom discovered that her husband had been secretly administering sedatives to her over several years and sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious.

The abuse came to light after a confession, leading to criminal proceedings.

Following the findings, authorities in Poland were able to identify and arrest at least one individual allegedly linked to these online communities, according to the report.

Experts warned that the scale of such networks is significant, with some groups numbering in the tens of thousands and operating across borders, primarily in English.

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