But also this worldwide network of men who meet solely for the purpose of dehumanizing women was very shocking to me.”After poring through several years' worth of messages in roughly two dozen group chats on Telegram, the investigation has led to the convictions of three alleged inner circle members on rape and other charges.A fourth man who is a medical doctor has now also been convicted in Berlin of being an accessory to rape, among other charges, and sentenced to five years in prison.Court spokesperson Inga Wahlen says the 32-year-old Shao Zhiting allegedly provided advice to the group on which drugs were best for sedation.“The chamber described these acts as extremely misogynistic I find that cruel.”During a hearing in Munich, Judge Markus Koppenleitner has said these are not isolated cases, but instead represent a phenomenon that exists worldwide.The case has drawn comparisons to a landmark case in France, in which French woman Gisele Pelicot was repeatedly raped and drugged by her former husband and a network of strangers.The European Union's police agency, Europol, has recently announced "Project Medusa", an international operation designed to dismantle online networks that promote drug-facilitated sexual assaults.The operation has already seen 57 arrests.Magdalena Gebhard says while the law in Germany is not very harsh on sexual offences, things are getting better.“Fundamentally, it must be said that sexual offences in Germany are not punished very severely