A man who created a fake Tinder profile in his ex-girlfriend’s name and lured men to break into her home and rape her has been found guilty of stalking. According to Cheshire Police, at least 18 men turned up at the woman’s address believing they had been invited through the app for “rape fantasies.”
The accused, Asad Hussain, 36, from Cheadle, was convicted after a nine-day trial at Chester Crown Court. Prosecutors said he used a fake identity to manipulate both the victim and unsuspecting men. He is due to be sentenced in June.
The court heard Hussain created multiple bogus Tinder accounts in July 2024, shortly after his relationship with the victim ended. Using these accounts, he posed as the woman and sent explicit messages to men claiming she wanted to engage in violent sexual acts. On one night alone, four arrived in quick succession, each describing nearly identical exchanges with what they thought was the victim’s profile. The messages said she wanted to be “roughed up” and told men that if she resisted, it meant she wanted it more.
In one incident, a man forced the front door, shattering a glass panel, before showing the victim messages instructing him to give the door a “shove”. On another occasion, a man entered the house while the victim was away, leaving her teenage daughter alone upstairs.
The relationship between Hussain and the victim began in April 2024, when he contacted her under the alias “Mick Renney”. According to prosecutors, his behaviour quickly became controlling. On one occasion, he rang her doorbell for two hours after learning a male friend was visiting, leaving only when police were called. The relationship ended weeks later after he accessed her phone without permission and confronted her over messages.
Despite the breakup, Hussain continued to contact her friends and family. When those efforts failed, police said he escalated to creating fake profiles to target her directly.
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PC Keith Terrill spoke about the case in blunt terms. “This is one of the most disturbing stalking cases Cheshire Constabulary has ever investigated,” he said. “Hussain is an extremely deceitful individual whose only objective was to cause maximum harm to the victim and her children, even going as far as to incite others to break into her home and sexually assault her.”
“At no point has Hussain taken any responsibility for his actions or recognised the sheer horror he came close to unleashing,” he added.
Police said he used separate mobile devices to maintain his alter ego and attempted to destroy evidence by discarding phones and resetting devices. He also denied knowing the victim during questioning.
Investigators initially struggled to identify the suspect due to the use of a false identity. However, they later linked the alias to Hussain through vehicle registration records connected to his business. Further evidence, including CCTV, automatic number plate recognition data and telecommunications records, showed Hussain repeatedly travelled near the victim’s home while operating the fake accounts.
