Man jailed for eight years for fake Tinder profile rape plot
A man was sentenced to eight years in prison for creating a fake Tinder profile to lure men to rape his ex-girlfriend.
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A man has been jailed for eight years after creating a fake Tinder profile in his ex-girlfriend's name and using it to lure men to her home to rape her. Asad Hussain, 36, from Cheadle in Greater Manchester, was found guilty of stalking and sentenced at Chester Crown Court.
Hussain met his victim on the dating app Tinder, pretending his name was Mick Rennie. The relationship lasted only weeks before she ended it because of his controlling, possessive and jealous behaviour. In revenge, he set up a fake profile using her photographs and wrote messages claiming she had a rape fantasy. The profile invited men to come to her house and attack her, telling them that if she said no, they should not believe her.
Over several months, 35 men attended the woman's home, with four arriving on the same day. One man pushed the door open, breaking a glass panel, after Hussain had sent a message saying the porch door needed a good nudge. The victim showed the man the message, which had been faked by Hussain. Police said the messages were carefully crafted to get strangers inside her home, including instructions to leave the door open.
Hussain's deception unravelled when his white Audi was captured on the victim's doorbell camera. The registration plate led officers to him. In court, he showed no remorse. The victim said in a statement that her life had been ripped apart and she constantly feels paranoid and scared. A support worker said: 'We have got criminal closure, but her closure may never come. Her recovery will. I hope one day she will be able to look back on this as part of her history and not her future.'
Detectives described the case as a campaign of terror and said Hussain was highly obsessive and exceptionally deceitful. The judge sentenced him to eight years in prison for stalking. The victim's support worker added that the sentencing is far from the end for the woman, who now needs rest and focus to move forward day by day.
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The report focused on the grim details of the case, including the fake profile text and the victim's personal trauma. It highlighted the support worker's comment about criminal closure versus personal recovery and ended with a helpline for domestic violence. The tone was sombre and victim-centred.
- “Asad Hussain is a controlling and exceptionally deceitful individual who went to extraordinary lengths to terrorise the victim and her children, manipulating other men into attending her home address in a campaign of fear and intimidation.”
- “Hussain faked everything except his car registration caught on the victim's doorbell camera, leading police to him.”
- “I never really knew him. He lied to me from day one.”
The report emphasised the sinister and horrifying nature of the crime, describing it as a campaign of terror. It included the moment of police arrest and the detective's comments on Hussain's obsessiveness and deceit. The tone was dramatic and focused on the unique cruelty of the plot.
- “There can be few more sinister and horrifying examples of stalking on social media than the crime for which Assad Hussein was jailed today.”
- “The men became the weapon Hussein used to torment his victim.”
- “Assad Hussein was, I think, highly obsessive. The amount of effort that he put into carrying out the offenses is extremely alarming and quite unique, but also, I think, is extremely deceitful.”
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