Founder of Website Used in Mass Rape Case Charged with Multiple Crimes
Isaac Steidl, creator of Coco.fr, faces charges including facilitating illegal transactions, child pornography, and money laundering after the platform's link to over 23,000 crimes was uncovered.
- Isaac Steidl, the founder of Coco.fr, has been charged in France for crimes including facilitating illegal transactions, drug trafficking, and child pornography distribution.
- The website was linked to over 23,000 criminal cases, including rape, pedophilia, and murder, before being shut down by French authorities in June 2024.
- Dominique Pelicot, who used the platform to orchestrate the rape of his unconscious wife by dozens of men, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in December 2024.
- Steidl, an Italian national, was placed under judicial supervision with a €100,000 bail and is prohibited from leaving France during the investigation.
- Authorities have seized over €5 million from accounts linked to the platform, which operated with little oversight and allowed anonymous interactions.
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