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Dutch police investigate suspected drugging and sexual assault of multiple women
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- Dan Sales Getty Images Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing.
- The suspects allegedly frequented private social media groups in which tips were shared on how best to drug victims and images of the abuse were circulated.
- The number of victims is not yet clear and more arrests could follow, the national police force said.
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Dan Sales Getty Images Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing. A major investigation has been launched by police in the Netherlands into the suspected drugging and sexual assaults of a number of women, prompting the arrests of four men.
Dutch police said they had received information suggesting multiple women may have been drugged "by someone in their immediate circle" and sexually assaulted on camera, following tip-offs from agencies in England and Germany.
The suspects allegedly frequented private social media groups in which tips were shared on how best to drug victims and images of the abuse were circulated.
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