Telegram used to share rape videos and drugging tips, prosecutors say
ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? They called their victims “dead pigs.”Investigators have been poring through several years' worth of posts in roughly two dozen group chats on the popular messaging app that authorities believe served an online predator network of mainly Chinese men targeting mostly Chinese women in Germany. Their investigation has led to the convictions of three alleged inner circle members on rape and other charges, and the ongoing trial of a fourth man in Berlin.___EDITOR’S NOTE: This story includes discussion of sexual violence.
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ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onTelegram used to share rape videos and drugging tips, prosecutors sayA German investigation into an online predator network that thrived on the messaging app Telegram for years has led to the convictions of three alleged members of the group's inner circle and the ongoing trial of a fourth man in BerlinByKIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press, STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press, and HUIZHONG WU Associated PressJuly 8, 2026, 12:07 AM1:07The defendant covers his face as he arrives for a trial against a network of mostly Chinese men, organized in chat groups to advise one another on how to drug and rape…
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