Authorities say the French-language platform Coco has been linked to crimes, including the sexual abuse of children, rape and murder

France has launched a probe into the reappearance of a website that enabled Dominique Pelicot to recruit dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife, Gisèle, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

Authorities say the French-language platform Coco has been linked to crimes, including the sexual abuse of children, rape and murder. The website, which was registered abroad, was shut down in June 2024.

“The Paris public prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation into the website’s reopening,” it told the AFP news agency.

The website, now operating under a new name, was accessible on Tuesday.