UK identifies 150 offenders in sexual abuse crackdown. Credit: X | DeccanChronicle
United Kingdom law enforcement agencies have launched a coordinated national response to combat organised drug-facilitated sexual assault and domestic abuse networks that target women, with offenders using digital platforms to coordinate attacks and share videos of the abuse online.
The National Crime Agency announced the initiative on Thursday, describing organised drug-facilitated sexual assault as an evolving form of sexual violence in which offenders deliberately incapacitate victims with drugs or alcohol before raping or sexually assaulting them.
The crimes are often committed by someone known to the victim and, in some cases, by multiple connected offenders.
Authorities said the abuse frequently occurs within long-term intimate relationships and can continue undetected for years or even decades, leaving many victims unaware that they have been assaulted.
