A Chinese PhD student has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 24 years in prison for drugging and raping 10 women in London and China between 2019 and 2023.
Zhenhao Zou, who studied at University College London, was found guilty in March of all 11 charges of rape after a month-long trial at Inner London Crown Court.
Judge Rosina Cottage, sentencing Zou to 22 years and 227 days at Inner London Crown Court on Thursday, said the defendant is a “very bright young man” who used a manipulative “charming mask” to hide that he is a “sexual predator”.
She said that Zou “planned and executed a campaign of rape”, treating the women “callously” and as “sex toys” for his own pleasure, which had “devastating and long-term effects”.
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