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A survey conducted by Beat Sexism suggests that one in three people in the Czech Republic have experienced drink spiking, 91 percent of them young women. Despite the prevalence of such incidents, drink spiking is still not defined as a criminal offence under Czech law. The minister for sport, prevention and health is now pushing to change that.
It’s been happening in bars, clubs, and at private parties for years – slipping alcohol or drugs in a person’s drink without their knowledge to make them vulnerable to sexual assault or theft.
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Author: Daniela Lazarová