Switzerland
Rape drugs: Switzerland absent from Project Medusa as ex-UDC deputy faces justice
Switzerland is not participating in Project Medusa, a European operation aimed at dismantling networks linked to drug-facilitated sexual assault—a practice of drugging a victim without their knowledge for sexual aggression. Calls are growing for Switzerland to join this initiative. Meanwhile, a former UDC (Union démocratique du centre) deputy is being prosecuted for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting his ex-wife 140 times, according to Le Parisien. Le Temps reports he allegedly abused three women, including a minor. Life imprisonment is being sought. The case has sparked political reactions in Switzerland.