Zhenhao Zou, a Chinese national and PhD student, is on trial in London accused of drugging and raping 10 women. The prosecution alleges that Zou would meet women, drug or alcohol them, and then rape them. The case revolves around video recordings allegedly found at Zou's home, which the prosecution claims are 'souvenirs of many rapes'. Zou denies all charges.
A PhD student who was studying in the UK appears to be "a smart and charming young man" but is in fact "a persistent sexual predator, a voyeur and a rapist", a jury has been told.
The 27-year-old denies all 35 charges he faces including 11 counts of rape, three counts of voyeurism, 12 of possession of extreme pornography, one of false imprisonment and eight of possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply. "To the outside world, he undoubtedly presents as a smart and charming young man," Ms Farrelly told the court.
She added "most of the rapes in this case were only discovered by police after they had attended the defendant's home address, searched it, seized various items from it and then examined them".It is claimed that there are video recordings relating to nine of the 10 alleged rape victims, for which Mr Zou is charged with possessing extreme pornographic images. The jury heard there were also two other recordings in which the male involved cannot be identified.
She tried to leave but Mr Zou told a friend who popped in that she was too drunk to walk and he could not let her go, the court heard.
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