Part Two: The Websites Behind An International Rapist Network
Summary
This episode of Behind the Bastards continues the story of Dominique Pellico, who drugged his wife and recruited men via the anonymous app Coco to rape her. Hosts discuss how Pellico’s arrest revealed extensive evidence, leading to his wife’s traumatic discovery of the abuse. The discussion also examines Motherless.com, a site facilitating non-consensual sexual content and the sale of drugging agents, while critiquing the term "rape academy" and highlighting the systemic failures in holding platform founders accountable for enabling these crimes.
Topics discussed
Intro: Websites enabling sex crimes and guest Bridget Todd
Ad breaks: Roland Martin, Hollywoodland, and Pro Society
Dominique Pellicot as an outlier in sleep content communities
Motherless.com: Illegal content, hidden cameras, and blackmail
Chatroulette and the rise of anonymous video chatting abuse
Motherless founder Joshua Lang and his criminal conviction
The business ecosystem of sleep pornography and 'I checks'
Motherless as a 'Rape Craigslist' vs. a 'Rape Academy'
Coco app: Crimes, petitions, and lack of regulation in France
Ad breaks: Pro Society, Hollywood Handbook, and Survivor Files
Dominique's arrest, police handling, and Giselle's initial reaction
Police interrogation of Giselle and the shock of the revelation
Giselle's memoir, public outrage, and new French laws
Liability of website admins and the persistence of the community
Giselle's choice to go public and the trial of 50 men
Dominique's cooperation, family impact, and ad breaks
Sentencing, broader Coco crimes, and LGBTQ+ advocacy
Telegram, Pavel Durov, encryption debates, and free speech
Giselle's resilience, survivor identity, and final thoughts
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