A PhD student from China who was studying at UCL in London has been found guilty of 11 rapes of 10 different women –  two who have been identified and another eight who have yet to be traced – across London and China. However, detectives say it’s possible he raped up to 50 more.

Zhenhao Zou, 28, kitted out his £4,000-a-month soundproofed apartment in Elephant & Castle, south London, with hidden cameras and would film himself raping his victims after plying them with alcohol, ecstasy and date rape drug GHB.

Here’s the moment police turned up at Zou’s apartment in the middle of the night to arrest him:

Here’s Chinese PhD student Zhenhao Zou being arrested at his luxury flat in Elephant and Castle, south London. He is facing a life sentence after he was convicted of multiple assaults against women and keeping films of them as souvenirs https://t.co/wchadXvoLm pic.twitter.com/EHdosBS0uw

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In addition to being a serial rapist, Zou was also found guilty of three counts of voyeurism, 10 of possession of an extreme pornographic image, one of false imprisonment, and three counts of possession of drugs with intent to commit a sexual offence.

In one video shown to jurors at his trial, a semi-conscious woman begged Zou to stop raping her, but he replied: ‘Don’t push me, it’s pointless…the sound insulation here is very good’.

Despite so much of Zou’s offending taking place in China, investigators there refuse to grant permission for his home to be raided. Which could have something to do with his dad being a Chinese Communist Party officer and wealthy industrialist? Just a thought.

No such luck for Zhenhao Zou in the UK, where he is due to be sentenced, likely to life imprisonment, on June 19 later this year. Somehow I don’t think he’ll have a problem entertaining the ‘ladies’ in prison.

For the Uber driver caught on camera attempting to rape a young drunk female in Manchester, click HERE.