Julie Crowe, 18, was attacked while on holiday in Zante, Greece, with friends and her mum says she was left haunted by the trauma and by the thought she would never get any kind of justice. The heartbroken mother of a teenager who was drugged and raped on holiday has issued a serious warning to young people to be wary of dangerous predators. Julie Crowe, 18, was on holiday in Zante, Greece, with her friends last summer when she was targeted. The teenager from Co Meath, was the left haunted by the trauma of what happened and the thought that she would never get any kind of justice, her mum told. Tragically, Julie took her own life on November 4 - less than three months after the horrific experience.

POLICE have noted a new trend developing in this country where predators, in order to avoid detection and prosecution, are resorting to drugging minors who are then raped. In some cases, the rape leads to a pregnancy that the child or teen cannot explain to her parents and the police. This has led the police to issue new warnings to young girls and their parents to be extra vigilant. In confirming that sexual penetration continues to be the number one offence committed against minors in TT, Sgt Michelle Lewis of the Child Protection Unit CPU yesterday confirmed to Newsday, that drugs are being administered via food or drinks to minors who are then raped but are left with no recollection of the assault. Lewis spoke on the issue with Newsday after addressing the weekly police press briefing at the Police Administration Building, Port of Spain. She said there have been cases of minors being drugged either through food or drink and later learn they are pregnant without having any recollection of how it happened.

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Please see our Commenting Policy for more. Saulnier, a college student, was put in a borderline over-dose state after being unwillingly drugged at The Dome, a club in Halifax, on Jan. But even after being sent home, Saulnier was still throwing up and struggling to get on her feet. The zone chief of emergency, Dr. Kirk Magee, said in an e-mail statement that the drugs used to spike drinks are generally not tested.