UK Police Fear Serial Rapist Zhenhao Zou May Have More Victims Than the Original 10 for Which He Was Convicted

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After His Rape Conviction, 23 More Women Came Forward

Zou was a mechanical engineering PhD student at University College London between 2019 and 2024 and police have urged women, especially Chinese students, who may have met him through social media or dating apps during that time to come forward.

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PhD student who raped 10 women may have dozens more victims, police say

A police search of his central London apartment uncovered laptops, mobile phones and SD cards that contained hundreds of videos appearing to show Zou filming himself sexually assaulting other women, and hidden cameras that prosecutors said were used by Zou to covertly film his victims.

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One of Britain's worst rapists may have targeted over 80 victims

Zou unwittingly left a treasure trove of evidence for officers by recording the attacks for his own twisted gratification and hoarding personal items stolen from victims, ranging from underwear and lipstick to a Chanel earring.

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23 women say they were raped by student feared to be one of Britain’s worst predators

A string of survivors have come forward after serial rapist Zhenhao Zou, 28, was found guilty of drugging and abusing women

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23 more potential victims of convicted serial rapist Zou Zhenhao come forward: UK police

23 more potential victims of convicted serial rapist Zou Zhenhao come forward. UK Metropolitan Police believes that there are more victims yet to be identified. Zou, a Chinese PhD student living in Britain, was in March convicted of raping 10 women. He was found guilty on 11 counts of rape between 2019 and 2023.

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Twenty-three more women contact Met police over serial rapist Zhenhao Zou

London PhD student convicted of 10 rapes may have 60 more victims, force fears

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London police say Zhenhao Zou, Chinese student convicted of raping 10 women, likely attacked dozens more

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted in March of drugging and raping 10 women in the U.K. and China. Zou invited women, many of them thought to be fellow Chinese students studying in Britain, to one of two addresses. He gave them drinks laced with butanediol, which becomes the depressant GHB when ingested.

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Serial drug-rape student - 23 more women make allegations

23 more women have come forward with allegations against Zhenhao Zou. Zou was found guilty last month of drugging and raping 10 women across two continents. Police say they have video evidence of potentially 50 more victims. Two women say Zou drugged them and left them unable to speak or move.

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UK police fear serial rapist may have had more than 50 other victims as more women come forward | CNN

A serial rapist who was convicted of raping 10 women in the United Kingdom and China last month also attacked dozens more victims before he was arrested, police said on Wednesday.

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UK police fear serial rapist may have had more than 50 other victims as more women come forward

UK police fear serial rapist may have had more than 50 other victims as more women come forward. Zhenhao Zou was convicted of raping 10 women in the United Kingdom and China last month. Zou, 28, was found guilty in March of 11 counts of rape, one count of false imprisonment, three counts of voyeurism.

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23 more women come forward after London PHD student convicted of rapes

23 more women have come forward to say they were raped by Zou. Zou is accused of drugging 10 women with GHB. The GHB is used to incapacitate victims of sexual assault. The women were all in their 20s and 30s at the time of the attacks.

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Chinese student rapist ‘attacked another 23 women’

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was convicted following a trial at the Inner London Crown Court in March. Since the appeal, 23 people who have come forward, but detectives have yet to confirm whether this increases their estimate of the number of women targeted by Zou. Originally, police believed that he may have attacked more than 50 women.

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23 more women make allegations against PhD student rapist

Twenty-three women have come forward to say they were raped by Zou. Zou was found guilty last month of raping 10 women across two continents. He will be sentenced to life in prison in June. For confidential support call the Samaritans in the UK on 08457 90 90 90, visit a local Samaritans branch or click here for details.

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What we know about Zhenhao Zou as 23 more women say they may have been raped by prolific sex offender

Police launched an appeal after Zou, 28, was convicted of drugging and raping 10 women following a trial last month

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Twenty-three more women contact police over fears they were attacked by serial rapist Zhenhao Zou

Twenty-three more women contact police over fears they were attacked by serial rapist Zhenhao Zou. Zou, 28, was convicted of drugging and raping 10 women following a trial at the Inner London Crown Court in March. Metropolitan Police commander Kevin Southworth said: "Given how prolific Zou seems to have been, there is every potential he could be one of the most prolific offenders"

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