French Probe New Coco-Like Sites

0:00On April 29, French prosecutors just opened an investigation into websites popping back up that echo the infamous Cocoa platform tied to Dominique, Pelicot's horrific crimes. You remember Pelicot? High drugged his wife to Zell for over a decade and lured more than 50 strangers to rape her, using spots like the original Cocoa. .GG That site got shut down last year after over 23,000 crime reports, everything from child abuse, to rape, and worse. The original Cocoa was this wild, no rules chat room anyone could jump into without signing up. Its founder, Isaac Stidal, got charged this January with child porn possession and distribution, though he denies it all. Fast forward to early April and copycat sites with the same look, like Vocalin.cc, started showing up online. Journalists tested one out and signed in seconds, no checks needed. Following as a 13 year old girl, they got hit with lured picks and explicit messages from

1:00users who kept going even after learning her age. Sarah L. Harry, France's high commissioner for kids, slammed it as a massive failure against child sexual abuse, saying these sites hunt kids through. Every gap and everyone's responsible, from creators to hosts. She even filed complaints against two more open chat sites. One Cocoa went dark by April 29th, but another was still live that morning. People's lawyer insists his client has zero ties to these new ones. Prosecutors are now probing for spreading violent porn to minors, underscoring how these platforms keep resurfacing and endangering the most. Vulnerable Online. This has been Global News Today, powered by AI.