A British man has admitted being at the centre of an international online network sharing videos of unconscious women being sexually abused.
Darren Conway encouraged other men to abuse sleeping and sedated victims, then to share the footage in a chatroom of fellow predators.
The 52-year-old was one of eight men arrested in the UK who shared videos of sex offending and domestic abuse exchanged between members across the country.
The forum was discovered in 2025 and prompted an investigation by several police forces, that led to Conway's arrest.
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".
At Wood Green Crown Court on Friday, he pleaded guilty to nine counts of assisting or encouraging an offence, one count of voyeurism, and one count of possessing an extreme pornographic image.
He admitted messaging one member of the group in 2025, asking him to touch the man's wife sexually and remove her clothes on several occasions.
On at least 10 occasions he asked for naked images of sleeping women between 2023 and 2026, according to court documents.
Conway, from Enfield, north London, appeared in the dock in a grey tracksuit and spoke only to confirm his name and to plead guilty.
Alexander Agbamu, prosecuting, told the court: "The indictment reflects the defendant's involvement in an online forum which connects others who are involved in organised sexual offending and domestic abuse."
Judge John Dodd KC told Conway he will be sentenced on 30 October.
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Commander Andy Day, of the Met, described Conway's actions as "shocking".
He added: "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 it 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."
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