A salesman has admitted encouraging other men to drug their partners and then film them being sexually abused.

Darren Conway, 52, was involved in a global network of like-minded predators ‘involved in organised sexual offending and domestic abuse’.

The Metropolitan Police said messages found on his devices ‘showed Conway encouraging other group chat members to engage in drug-facilitated sexual offending, alongside images and videos of a sexual nature’.

He pleaded guilty to nine charges at Wood Green Crown Court today, including encouraging others to sexually assault women while they were unconscious, asleep or stupefied, between 2023 and 2026.

Conway also admitted voyeurism after asking for images and videos of the abuse to be shared, as well as possession of extreme pornography.

He is one of eight men who have been arrested in the UK as part of an international investigation into an internet forum in which members shared graphic videos of the sexual abuse of unconscious women.

National Crime Agency officers are working with dozens of countries including France, Germany, Brazil, Spain, the Netherlands and the US to try to identify nearly 300 people linked to the forum.

Members of the group shared images and videos of sedated women being sexually assaulted and raped, ‘sometimes by multiple offenders’, the court heard.

They also exchanged ‘tips’ and advised the best type of sedatives to use.

Alexander Agbamu, prosecuting, said: ‘The indictment reflects the defendant’s involvement in an online forum which connects others who are involved in organised sexual offending and domestic abuse.’

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Judge John Dodd ordered reports and remanded Conway in custody ahead of sentence on 30 October.

The NCA earlier announced it had uncovered a ‘truly international network’ with members ‘identified in dozens of countries spanning every continent’.

Conway, of Enfield, north London, was remanded in custody ahead of sentencing on 30 October.

Commander Andy Day of the Met Police said: ‘Drug facilitated sexual offending can have lasting and devastating impacts on its victims.

‘Conway’s actions were shocking. By encouraging others to engage in sexual offending against victims who were unconscious, asleep, or otherwise stupefied, he has put women at a serious risk of harm in their own homes – all for his own sexual gratification.

‘Anyone who has reason to believe that they may have been a victim of sexual offending should report to police.

‘All victims will be supported by specialist officers and safeguarding can be put into place for their protection.

‘We also encourage anyone who has reason to believe somebody they know is involved in this offending to come forward.’

Tracy Easton, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS London South said: ‘Darren Conway committed vile acts against women in their own homes, a place where they should have been safe.

‘Organised drug-facilitated sexual assault is abhorrent, and we are determined to work with policing to bring offenders to justice.

‘I hope this guilty plea gives confidence to anyone who believes they may have been subjected to similar abuse to come forward.’

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