Chinese PhD Student on Trial for Alleged Drugging and Raping of Ten Women
Zhenhao Zou, 27, denies charges of rape, voyeurism, and possession of drugs and extreme pornography, as his trial continues in London.
- Zhenhao Zou, a Chinese PhD student, is accused of drugging and raping three women in London and seven in China between 2019 and 2023.
- Prosecutors allege Zou is a 'persistent sexual predator' who filmed nine of his alleged victims without their consent.
- Zou admitted to watching 'timestop' pornography, expressing a preference for depictions of unresponsive women, and claimed his sexual encounters were consensual.
- The charges include 11 counts of rape, three counts of voyeurism, 12 of possessing extreme pornography, and eight of possessing drugs with intent to commit sexual offenses.
- Zou testified that he suffered from insomnia, used recreational drugs, and engaged in cosmetic procedures, while denying all allegations against him.
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