Sexual violence: where the help is

This search engine does not index sites that publish rape, torture or other non-consensual sexual material; in most countries producing, sharing or keeping it is a crime. But the same words are typed by people who need help, so this page exists. Everything below is free and confidential.

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If something happened to you

It was not your fault. You can get support whether or not you decide to report it. Services in most countries answer whether it happened last week, thirty years ago or longer, and you can ask first and decide later.

If someone is threatening to share your intimate images

StopNCII.org can get those images blocked before they spread, without going to the police. It builds a digital fingerprint of your image on your own device and sends only that fingerprint to the large platforms, which use it to detect and remove copies.

Where to get help

These services are run by independent organisations. They are not part of this search engine and we receive nothing from them.

  • Lila.help: helplines in almost every country
    A directory of vetted gender-based-violence helplines and organisations, run by the Global Network of Women's Shelters. Choose your country and get a local number.
    Find help near you
  • RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline (United States)
    Free, confidential support 24 hours a day by phone, online chat or text, in English and Spanish.
    Open RAINN
  • StopNCII.org (worldwide)
    Free tool for adults: fingerprint your own image and have the large platforms block it. Run by the UK Revenge Porn Helpline.
    Create a case
  • Revenge Porn Helpline (United Kingdom, helps internationally)
    Free advice on non-consensual intimate images: how to get them removed, and what your options are.
    Open the helpline

Counselling, therapy and support groups

Most of what helps is talking-based: counselling, trauma-informed therapy, or a support group of other survivors. You can start with any of them without deciding whether to report anything.

Trauma reactions can show up years later, or after something small. That is a reason to ask for help.

If you are thinking about reporting it, or about compensation

Whether what happened is a crime, whether there is a time limit for reporting it, and whether you can claim compensation all depend on the law where you live, and only a lawyer or a victims support service can answer for your country. The organisations above can explain the options where you are, including making a report, a protective order and compensation. Asking has no time limit, but keeping anything you have (messages, photos, dates, names) can help later.

Why we do not return results for this

Recordings of rape, torture and abuse, and intimate images shared without consent, are evidence of crimes. The people in them are real, and watching them is an act of harm. Sites known to publish them are removed from our results.

If you are worried about your own sexual interest in sexual violence

There is no anonymous self-help programme for this the way there is for child sexual abuse, and that is a real gap. What does work is talking to a doctor or a therapist: they are bound by confidentiality and can help before anything happens.

If you find it in our results anyway

Nothing described on this page is supposed to be in our results. If you find it there, send us a message and we will look at it. It goes through the same contact form as any other message, and you do not have to give your name. Tell us about it

If you are in immediate danger, call the emergency number in your country. Neither this page nor the services it links to can answer an emergency.