Online Rape Academies: An International investigation has now revealed about disturbing online groups in dark web where men allegedly share methods to drug and sexually assault women. And the worst part is that this is becoming money making business.
Global Investigation Uncovers Online Rape Academies
The month-long probe conducted by CNN between March and April 2026 discovered that these communities function through multiple online platforms, private discussion groups, and secure texting networks.
Participants in these spaces share detailed methods for administering sedation to women and using drugs to record sexual attacks and to escape from police detection which experts have identified as informal “training hubs” for abuse.
Investigators found that victims are frequently targeted by their partners and spouses inside their own homes. Some platforms allow users to access large amounts of explicit content which shows women in unconscious states and users of the platform actively support this behavior.
The investigation uncovered a website which recorded more than ten million visits during one month while hosting thousands of videos which falsely claimed that women were asleep or incapacitated.
Users in private chat groups engaged in discussions about particular drugs along with their respective dosages and ways to administer them via food or drinks.
The investigation revealed that some individuals tried to make money from their abusive activities by selling sedatives and by advertising live-streamed assaults which would be paid for with cryptocurrency.
A man operating from Ceuta announced on Telegram that he sold the substance for 150 euros (approximately Rs 13,000) per bottle and he described the product as both tasteless and odourless.
“Your wife won’t feel anything and won’t remember anything,” he said.
French legislator Sandrine Josso, a survivor of drug-facilitated sexual violence, described these networks as online rape academies and schools of violence because they allow perpetrators to share their knowledge while remaining anonymous.
The investigation uncovered actual cases which occurred because of such practices.
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 situation became public after one person confessed to their actions which then led to police investigation and subsequent criminal charges.
The report confirmed that Polish authorities discovered and detained one person who had connections to the online communities based on the evidence they found.
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.