Chinese Student Found Guilty of Drugging and Raping 10 Women in UK Court

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A London jury has convicted a Chinese PhD student of drugging and raping 10 women, in what authorities describe as one of the most disturbing cases of sexual predation ever seen in the country. Zhenhao Zou, 28, a student at University College London (UCL), was found guilty of 11 counts of rape, voyeurism, possession of extreme pornographic images, false imprisonment, and drug-related offences.  

Chinese PhD student Zhenhao Zou, 28, has been convicted of drugging and raping 10 women in London and China between 2019 and 2023.

He filmed nine of the attacks and kept a trophy box of women's belongings.https://t.co/T4o4oLJa3C pic.twitter.com/PnnaG52mc0

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According to the prosecution, Zou filmed nine of the assaults and kept a collection of victims' belongings, including jewellery and clothing, as trophies. The court heard that two of his victims have been identified, while eight remain untraced. Judge Rosina Cottage described Zou as a “dangerous and predatory” offender and warned that he faces a "very long" prison sentence when he is sentenced on June 19.  

Police are appealing for more victims to come forward after a PhD student was found guilty of drugging and raping 10 women.

Former metropolitan police detective inspector Hamish Brown and Sky's @KamaliMelbourne discuss the case and the links to China.https://t.co/z9B2a9JSZk pic.twitter.com/mqfWw4F1Jy

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Commander Kevin Southworth of the Metropolitan Police stated that video evidence suggests there may be as many as 50 further victims, many of whom may not even realize they were assaulted. "Such is the insidious nature of these offences, I think there is a possibility that many more victim survivors may not even know that he has, in fact, raped them," he said. Following media coverage of the case, one woman has already contacted the police regarding Zou.  

 

The offences took place between 2019 and 2024, with four rapes occurring in London and seven during the pandemic in China. Police were able to prosecute the attacks in China because British law allows foreign nationals living in the UK to be charged with crimes committed abroad, provided those offences are also illegal in the country where they occurred. Evidence presented in court included videos Zou had kept of himself engaging in sexual acts with unconscious and semi-conscious women.  

 

During the investigation, officers discovered hidden cameras in Zou’s bedroom, as well as ecstasy and an industrial chemical that the human body metabolizes into the “date-rape” drug GHB. The jury was shown footage of nine of the rapes, with jurors appearing visibly distressed and requiring regular breaks due to the disturbing nature of the material.  

 

Some of the assaults took place at Zou’s London residences in Bloomsbury and Elephant and Castle, while others occurred at an unidentified location in China. Two of his London victims testified in court, but the third, who was raped twice, has never been located.  

 

In his defence, Zou claimed that he had engaged in consensual “rape role play” with at least one of the women, telling the jury that she had expressed an interest in “uniform role play.” However, the evidence overwhelmingly contradicted his claims, leading to his conviction.  

 

Zou, who comes from a wealthy family, lived a lavish lifestyle, paying £4,000 per month in rent and owning a Rolex watch, a wardrobe of designer clothes, and undergoing cosmetic procedures such as a hair transplant and facial surgery.  

 

The Metropolitan Police have issued an urgent appeal for any further victims to come forward. "If you're a woman who's in any way had a one-on-one encounter with this man Zou, then we would like to hear from you," said Cdr Southworth. Investigators are particularly interested in speaking with women from the Chinese student community who may have met Zou while living in and around London between 2019 and 2024.  

 

The jury found Zou guilty of 11 counts of rape, including two offences against the same victim, three counts of voyeurism, 10 counts of possession of extreme pornographic images, one count of false imprisonment, and three counts of possession of a controlled drug with intent to commit a sexual offence. Authorities continue their search for additional victims, fearing that many remain unaware of what happened to them.

 

Based on a report by BBC  2025-03-08

 

 

[ignore it]

Raped 10 of them in court?

 

Like was he a law student?

[Dazinoz]

I would think raping 1 in court be extremely difficult let alone 10

[Purdey]

Was he an illegal Muslim? 

I guess not everyone fits the picture.

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20 hours ago, Social Media said:

Zou, who comes from a wealthy family, lived a lavish lifestyle, paying £4,000 per month in rent and owning a Rolex watch, a wardrobe of designer clothes, and undergoing cosmetic procedures such as a hair transplant and facial surgery.  

 

Have money ,attracts women . Money talks, the rest you know.

[sammieuk1]

As he pays £4k a month rent and has a Rolex I'm sure Sir Multi Tier Keir can work something out for him🤔