Two Chinese Men In The UK Separately Drugged, Raped And Secretly Filmed Multiple Women, Shocking The Country
The crimes — which spanned between February 2022 and June 2025 — include several counts of rape, sexual assault, voyeurism, administering a substance with intent and upskirting.
The UK has been rocked by a series of cases involving Chinese men who drugged, raped and secretly filmed women without their consent over several years.
The first case involved 28-year-old Chinese PhD student, Zou Zhenhao, who was sentenced to life in prison in June for raping 10 women in the UK and China between September 2019 and May 2023, making him one of the UK’s most prolific sexual predators.
He was found guilty of 11 counts of rape, with two times related to the same victim, along with several other crimes, including voyeurism, possessing extreme pornography and possessing drugs with intent to commit sexual crimes.
CCTV footage from his apartment indicated he specifically targeted Chinese women, with police saying the number of victims could be as high as 50.
According to the BBC, Zou approached women through international student communities, social media and dating apps.
He would then invite the women to his apartment, drug and rape them, while recording the assaults with hidden cameras and his phone.
Police said the drug mixtures he used often caused memory loss, meaning some victims may have no idea what happened to them.
In one case, he raped two women within 24 hours.
In a separate case, a 33-year-old Chinese man named Xu Chao, who had lived in the UK since 2013, admitted in August that he had drugged and raped a woman four times, as well as committed several other sexual crimes to five other women.
The crimes — which spanned between February 2022 and June 2025 — include several counts of rape, sexual assault, voyeurism, administering a substance with intent and upskirting.
Police said in one instance, Xu suggested a woman guest stay over at his apartment after she felt unwell during a party he held.
He then proceeded to drug and rape her several times.
Police said they also found hundreds of intimate photos and videos of women from Xu’s phone and computer, believed to have been taken without consent.
While no direct connections have been found between the cases, police say they believe many more victims may still be unidentified and called for anyone affected to come forward.
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