A convicted serial rapist named Zhenhao Zou may face further charges after new allegations involving seven more women were passed to prosecutors. According to the Metropolitan Police, 23 women contacted them following an appeal, but only five of these women wish to pursue criminal charges. The police have sent a file containing evidence of several alleged offences, including rape and administering a substance with intent to commit a sexual offence, to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for review. Zou is currently serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 24 years for drugging and raping 10 women between 2019 and 2023.
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Zhenhao Zou, a 29-year-old Chinese national, is serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 24 years in the UK for drugging and raping 10 women between September 2019 and May 2023. He was also convicted of other offenses, including voyeurism and false imprisonment. After an appeal by police, 7 new women came forward to report allegations of further sexual crimes against Zou. A file containing evidence of these allegations has been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which will decide whether to bring additional charges. The Metropolitan Police received a total of 23 reports, but most of the women did not want to pursue criminal charges. If new charges are brought, it would be in addition to Zou's existing convictions for 28 offenses.
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A convicted serial rapist described by police as "one of the most prolific predators" in the UK could face further charges after fresh allegations involving seven more women were passed to prosecutors.
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Chinese national Zhenhao Zou is serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 24 years after he was found guilty of drugging and raping 10 women in London and China between September 2019 and May 2023.
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Believing Zou had committed further crimes, police appealed for more potential victim-survivors to come forward.
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The Metropolitan Police has sent a file containing the new allegations of sexual crimes to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which will decide whether to bring further charges.
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According to the Met Police, the file contains evidence relating to several alleged offences, including rape and administering a substance with intent to commit a sexual offence.
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It relates to reports made by five women who contacted police following the appeal, as well as the alleged rape of two women who remain unidentified, the force said.
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A total of 23 women contacted police following the appeal, but most of them did not want to pursue criminal charges, the force added.
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The Met said separate inquiries were ongoing into allegations involving women who were allegedly assaulted by Zou in China, with officers working to obtain evidence from the Chinese authorities.
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Zou committed many of his offences while living at various addresses in London, where he was studying for a PhD, while many others were carried out in China.
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In addition to rape, Zou was convicted of three counts of voyeurism, 10 of possession of an extreme pornographic image, one of false imprisonment and three of possession of a controlled drug with intent to commit a sexual offence.
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Zou was found to have filmed many of his assaults on women, most of whom could not be identified.
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Following their investigation, police said they believed there may have been as many as 50 further victims and described him as being "one of the most prolific sexual predators" ever seen in this country.
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The Met said detectives would continue to liaise with the CPS as prosecutors consider the new evidence.
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The force added that it was committed to supporting any further potential victim-survivors and pursuing justice on their behalf.
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