A DEPRAVED predator has been discovered responsible of drugging and raping ladies then filming sick movies to maintain as souvenirs.
Zhenhao Zou “stupefied” his victims utilizing huge quantities of alcohol or medicine to fulfil his twisted sexual fantasies.
The 27-year-old would then perform horrific intercourse assaults, which he filmed to maintain as “souvenirs” that he might watch again for his “personal non-public sexual gratification”.
Zou was in the present day discovered responsible of raping ladies between 2019 and 2023 following a trial.
Jurors had been advised Zou first got here to UK in 2017 to check engineering at Queen’s College in Belfast.
In 2019, he started a grasp’s diploma at College School London earlier than starting a PhD there in 2021.
The courtroom heard between 2019 and 2023, he raped two of the ladies in London, whereas the opposite eight had been at unknown areas in China.
Prosecutor Catherine Farrelly, KC, mentioned beforehand: “To the surface world, Zhenhao Zou undoubtedly presents as a wise and charming younger man.
“Nonetheless, as you understand from the indictment on this case which accommodates 35 allegations towards him, the prosecution says that he’s additionally a persistent sexual predator, a voyeur and a rapist.”
The case was primarily based on movies discovered on his cell phone and two cameras additionally seized from his house.
One of many recordings confirmed Zou stood over a lady, who appeared “upset”.
He might be heard encouraging her to complete her drink as she begged to go house.
Zou claimed a number of the ladies had been “position taking part in” and all consented to any footage that was taken of them.
In his proof, the fiend gave a chilling perception into his warped fantasies and revealed his “favorite” sort of porn concerned sleeping ladies.
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He mentioned he most well-liked it when the ladies “seem like nonetheless and quiet when they’re having intercourse”.
When requested by his lawyer Mark Cotter KC if he favored ladies being asleep, he continued: “Sure, that’s my favorite sort. However I couldn’t discover that.”
Zou advised jurors he as an alternative watched “specialist timestop” pornography.
Haunting movies recovered by police confirmed victims being raped whereas they had been unconscious or semi-conscious and slurring their phrases.
In a single, the girl appeared to have bruising to her eye, cheek bone and above the attention forehead.
One other sufferer, who was drugged however acutely aware, cried out “I don’t need” as she was attacked by Zou.
Officers raiding Zou’s flat in London and located a wide range of date rape medicine together with Ketamine, Xanax and MDMA.
In addition they found a number of 500ml bottles of Butanediol, which is made into well-known date-rape drug GHB by the physique when swallowed.
Zou denied 35 fees towards him – together with 11 fees of rape, 12 of possession of an excessive pornographic photos and three counts of voyeurism.
He was additionally charged with one in all false imprisonment and eight counts of possession of a managed drug with intent to produce.
The predator has been remanded into custody forward of sentencing.
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