A British man has admitted encouraging other men online to sexually abuse unconscious partners and share images of the offences.
Darren Conway, 52, pleaded guilty in court on Friday to multiple charges linked to sexual offending and the sharing of intimate images.
The case emerged from an investigation into an online group chat allegedly used to encourage drug-facilitated sexual abuse.
Man admits encouraging abuse of sleeping woman
Conway admitted messaging a man last year and asking him to assault his wife while she was asleep.
He also asked the man to share images of the alleged assault, according to details presented in court.
Furthermore, Conway admitted soliciting images of sleeping women online at least 10 times between 2023 and 2026.
He pleaded guilty to charges including voyeurism, possessing an extreme pornographic image and assisting or encouraging sexual assault.
The charges also included offences involving the sharing of intimate images.
Investigation uncovers online group
Conway faced charges after an investigation by Britain’s National Crime Agency into an online forum.
The forum was reportedly linked to multiple international cases involving men accused of encouraging or committing similar offences.
Police said messages found on Conway’s devices showed him encouraging other group members to engage in drug-facilitated sexual offending.
The devices also contained images and videos of a sexual nature.
“Messages found on his devices showed Conway encouraging other group chat members to engage in drug-facilitated sexual offending, alongside images and videos of a sexual nature,” London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
Police warn of serious risk to women
Metropolitan Police commander Andy Day described Conway’s conduct as deeply disturbing.
“Conway’s actions were shocking,” Met police commander Andy Day said.
He said Conway encouraged offences against women who could not protect themselves because they were unconscious, asleep or otherwise stupefied.
“By encouraging others to engage in sexual offending against victims who were unconscious, asleep, or otherwise stupefied, he has put women at a serious risk of harm in their own homes — all for his own sexual gratification.”
Police said much of the alleged offending connected to Conway’s group chat was believed to have occurred in the UK.
However, authorities said “it is also possible that some victims are based overseas”.
Case comes amid wider UK investigations
The case follows growing attention on drug-facilitated sexual abuse and related online activity.
Awareness of the crime has also increased following the high-profile conviction in France of Dominique Pelicot.
Pelicot was convicted after drugging and raping his then-wife, Gisele, for nearly a decade alongside other men.
Meanwhile, separate cases involving similar allegations are continuing in the UK.
In July, a man in central England pleaded guilty to 32 sexual offences against his girlfriend while she was allegedly drugged or asleep.
In Manchester, the husband of a woman who was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted is due to stand trial this month.
He will face trial alongside 12 other men accused of taking part in the alleged abuse.
Conway to be sentenced in October
A judge at the north London court handling Conway’s case said he will be sentenced on October 30.
The guilty plea concludes the current court proceedings against Conway, while the wider investigation has highlighted the international reach of online groups linked to such offences.
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