Dutch police arrest 4 men over drugging, rape of partners

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Dutch police arrested four men accused of drugging their female partners and sexually assaulting them, with allegations that they filmed the attacks and distributed the footage. The case has drawn comparisons to the high-profile Gisele Pelicot case in France, where a woman was systematically drugged and assaulted by her husband and accomplices over nearly a decade. Investigators are examining whether the men coordinated their actions or shared victims. The arrests mark a significant development in what authorities describe as a serious criminal conspiracy involving intimate partner violence.