Since Gisèle Pelicot, more global networks of drug-facilitated rape have been revealed – here’s what that tells us

Stock-Asso/Shutterstock

When the world learned about the horrors inflicted upon Gisèle Pelicot by her husband and his fellow rapists in 2024, it was presented as a shocking anomaly.

I participated in a documentary about the case, and during filming was asked: “Could this happen again?”. My response was: “It already is, and is an extension of the domestic abuse and sexual violence that men are subjecting women to every day.”