Channel 4 undercover documentary reveals shocking levels of predatory behaviour and abuse on party holidays

30 October 2024

An independent survey undertaken as part of a new Channel 4 Untold documentary Magaluf Undercover: Predators and Parties has exposed disturbing levels of predatory behaviour and sexual abuse - primarily toward women – on party holidays.

 

The survey, which asked over 500 men and women aged 18 to 35 about their experience on party holidays revealed:

• Almost of quarter of those surveyed said they’d experienced sexual assault with almost 1 in 10 women reporting experience of a sex act - including rape - without consent
• Nearly 35% (34.88%) of women reported unwanted sexual touching whilst on a party holiday
• 1 in 5 of the men (17.72%) surveyed admitting to touching a stranger in an intimate area without their consent
• More than 30 % (31.22%) of the men surveyed admitted they had kissed someone without their consent during a night out on holiday
• Nearly a quarter (24.89%) of men believed that someone dancing or standing alone indicated they were looking for a sexual partner
• 33% of the women reported they had been followed whilst on holiday
• Nearly 40% of women surveyed felt that they had been taken advantage of whilst being alone on a party holiday
• More than 1 in 4 of the men believed that someone chatting to them on a night out meant that person wanted to be sexually intimate with them

 

In the shocking documentary, which will stream on Channel 4 and YouTube on Friday 1st November, investigative journalist Ellie Flynn goes undercover in Magaluf - a popular party destination blighted by reports of sexual assault and rape - to investigate for herself and expose the predatory underbelly of the tourist hotspot favoured by brits abroad.

Ellie and her team secretly film in clubs, on the infamous ‘strip’ and adjoining beach after dark, posing as drunk and underage with predatory behaviours that reflects experiences reported in the survey.

In 2023 there were 48 rapes reported to the police in the Magaluf area. Filmed across just three nights, Ellie is followed, harassed, touched, and targeted by men, who often appear to be working together in groups.

UNTOLD: Magaluf Undercover – Predators & Parties is available to stream on Channel 4 and YouTube from Friday 1st November.

It is produced by Kalel Productions.