Overview

• 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.