Chinese Ph.D. student sentenced to at least 24 years in prison for raping multiple women

A British judge on Thursday sentenced a Chinese Ph.D. student to a minimum of 24 years in prison for drugging and raping 10 women in England and China.

LONDON — A British judge on Thursday sentenced a Chinese Ph.D. student to a minimum of 24 years in prison for drugging and raping 10 women in England and China.

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted of the attacks, which took place from 2019 to 2023, during a four-week trial earlier this year at Inner London Crown Court.

Judge Rosina Cottage on Thursday described Zou as a “very bright young man” who used a manipulative “charming mask” to hide that he is a “sexual predator.”

Zou was studying for a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at University College London in 2023 when the first woman came forward to allege that he had raped her. As part of the investigation, police seized Zou’s phone, on which they found videos of him raping unconscious women. A search of his apartment in south London turned up sedatives and recording equipment.

Zhenhao Zou.Metropolitan Police / AFP via Getty ImagesThe investigation into Zou’s crimes continues, and at least 24 women have come forward with new allegations as a result of the publicity surrounding his trial, London’s Metropolitan Police Service said. Taken together, the cases would make him one of the worst sex offenders in U.K. history.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/chinese-phd-student-sentenced-24-years-prison-raping-multiple-women-rcna214042


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