LONDON — A recruitment executive described by London police as “one of the most prolific sex offenders” they have encountered was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 14 years on Friday for assaulting multiple women and covertly filming many more.

The executive, Xu Chao, 33, confessed in August to committing 24 sexual offenses between February 2022 and June this year, including assaulting six women after spiking their drinks to incapacitate them.

He targeted victims at career events in London for Chinese students, and admitted hiding cameras at his home and filming women in his workplace and at a London Underground station. The police say they believe the victims could number in the hundreds.

Detective Superintendent Lewis Sanderson, who led the investigation, said Xu “pre

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