US EditionZhenhao Zou: Student who drugged and raped 10 women in London and China jailed for life
- Zhenhao Zou, a 28-year-old Chinese PhD student, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 24 years at Inner London Crown Court after being convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting ten women across London and China between 2019 and 2023.
- Zou used social media and dating apps to befriend victims, invited them to his flats in London and China, drugged them before assaulting, and secretly filmed nine rapes using mobile and hidden cameras.
- Police recovered hundreds of recordings depicting the assaults, and Zou was convicted of 28 charges, including 11 counts of rape, three of voyeurism, 10 related to possession of extreme pornographic material, one count of false imprisonment, and drug offenses involving butanediol.
- Judge Rosina Cottage described Zou as a bright, charming man masking a sexual predator who planned a campaign of rape treating women as 'pieces in an elaborate game' with devastating effects, while prosecutor Saira Pike called him a 'serial rapist and a danger to women.'
- The Metropolitan Police continue to investigate and appeal to potential victims to come forward, noting 24 women have contacted them post-trial and fearing Zou could have targeted dozens more beyond the known victims.
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'Prolific predator' who drugged and raped women jailed for 24 years
Zhenhao Zou was found guilty by a London court of drugging and raping 10 women in Britain and China. Photo:.Metropolitan Police/via Reuters A Chinese student convicted of drugging and raping 10 women in Britain and China has been jailed for 24 years in a London court.
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Chinese student jailed for 24 years over rapes in UK and China
A Chinese student convicted of drugging and raping 10 women in Britain and China was jailed on Thursday for 24 years in a London court. Zhenhao Zou, 28, who lived in south London, used online platforms and dating apps to meet women, inviting them to his home under the pretext of having drinks or studying before he drugged them. He then filmed himself raping and sexually assaulting the women while they were unconscious, keeping some of their jewe…
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