‘Drugged’ sex assault victim haunted by Pornhub video secretly filmed by husband
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For years, Rachel had no idea she had been sexually assaulted by her own husband as she lay unconscious.
She only made the grim discovery last August when she stumbled across a video of the attack that had been shared all over the internet.
“It was devastating,” the 38-year-old Canadian said. “I mean, once it’s out there, it’s out there forever.”
Floored by the revelation, nauseated and frantic, Rachel noticed the footage had been freely available since her husband apparently posted it in 2017 on Pornhub – one of the world’s most popular adult video sites.
She called the police, setting in motion a frustrating battle to get all traces of the footage expunged. Yet nearly a year later, her attack is still being watched online.
Although Pornhub took the video down, it had already spread to countless other sites, the social work student from the western Canadian province of Alberta said.
