Zhenhao Zou, a 28-year-old Chinese Ph.D. student, has been sentenced to a minimum of 24 years in prison in the UK for drugging and raping 10 women between 2019 and 2023. Police found videos of the attacks and sedatives on his phone and in his apartment. The investigation is ongoing, with 24 new allegations emerging, potentially making him one of the worst sex offenders in U.K. history.
A Chinese Ph.D. student is sentenced to at least 24 years in prison for raping multiple women
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️Zhenhao Zou, a 28-year-old Chinese Ph.D. student, has been sentenced to a minimum of 24 years in prison in the UK for drugging and raping 10 women between 2019 and 2023. Police found videos of the attacks and sedatives on his phone and in his apartment. The investigation is ongoing, with 24 new allegations emerging, potentially making him one of the worst sex offenders in U.K. history.
Trending- 1 2019-2023: Zhenhao Zou commits attacks on 10 women.
- 2 2023: The first woman comes forward, leading to an investigation and the seizure of Zou's phone and apartment search.
- 3 Earlier this year: Zou's four-week trial takes place at Inner London Crown Court.
- 4 Thursday: Judge Rosina Cottage sentences Zhenhao Zou to a life sentence with a minimum of 24 years in prison.
- Zhenhao Zou was handed a life sentence with a minimum of 24 years in prison.
- Victims suffered horrific crimes.
- The ongoing investigation has led to 24 new allegations, potentially making Zou one of the worst sex offenders in U.K. history.
What: Zhenhao Zou, a Chinese Ph.D. student, was sentenced to a minimum of 24 years in prison for drugging and raping 10 women.
When: Thursday (sentencing), 2019-2023 (attacks occurred), earlier this year (four-week trial), 2023 (first woman came forward).
Where: Inner London Crown Court (sentencing), London (Zou's apartment), China (some attacks occurred), University College London (where he studied).
Why: Zou, described as a 'sexual predator,' used a 'charming mask' to befriend women, then drugged and raped them, often filming the acts as 'souvenirs' and keeping a 'trophy box' of their belongings.
How: Zou befriended fellow students of Chinese heritage on dating apps and WeChat, invited them for drinks, drugged them at his apartments in London or an unknown location in China, and then raped them, filming nine of the attacks.