Overview

• 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.