Gay Men Who 'Party & Play' Risk Becoming Crime Victims, Police Warn
A troubling new crime is making its way into communities of gay men in the U.K. who engage in drug use with sex. As a result, British authorities warn that the LGBTQ+ community and those with developmental disabilities are at risk of being taken advantage of and having their lives ruined.The British news site i reports on the dangers of cuckooing as the practice becomes more prevalent in LGBTQ+ communities who party and play or use drugs during sex (chemsex in Britain).
It involves a carefully finagled criminal approach to take over someone’s property to sell drugs. It had already been identified by police and local authorities as a drug gang method in many parts of Britain within heterosexual scenes.Named after the opportunistic bird that takes over other birds’ nests, lays eggs, and leaves them for other birds to hatch, cuckooing exploits the victim, often by offering them free drugs and gaining their trust.Opportunistic drug dealers take over the homes of vulnerable people to use the residence as storage and distribution facilities.
Some may use the home as a place to facilitate forced sex work and also to live. An intense level of financial abuse is shown toward the victim.