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The Swiss politician and the alleged drugging and sexual abuse of an Irish girl and her mother

In a case widely compared to the Pelicot trial in France, Patrick Frei is accused of repeatedly drugging and raping a woman and her Irish teenage daughter, and filming the alleged attacks

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#3329
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27 Aug 2026, 05:15 UTC
Last checked
27 Aug 2026, 22:42 UTC
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Publisher
The Irish Times
Country
Ireland
Source published
27 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
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Byline
Conor Gallagher
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In a case widely compared to the Pelicot trial in France, Patrick Frei is accused of repeatedly drugging and raping a woman and her Irish teenage daughter, and filming the alleged attacks
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    The Swiss politician and the alleged drugging and sexual abuse of an Irish girl and her mother

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    The Swiss politician and the alleged drugging and sexual abuse of an Irish girl and her mother

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    The Swiss politician and the alleged drugging and sexual abuse of an Irish girl and her mother

    In a case widely compared to the Pelicot trial in France, Patrick Frei is accused of repeatedly drugging and raping a woman and her Irish teenage daughter, and filming the alleged attacks

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Capture ID
#3154
Observed
27 Aug 2026, 13:31 UTC
HTTP result
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711,524 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
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