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A pervert has been jailed for luring “up to 35” men to his house by impersonating his ex-girlfriend’s Tinder profile, thinking she had a sexual fantasy of “getting raped”. Evil monster Asad ‘Ash’ Hussain, 36, went on several dates with the widow, who was looking for romance following the death of her husband of 20 years, after spoofing social media to create a persona called ‘Mick Renney’.

Their brief relationship ended in May 2024 due to extreme and paranoid jealousy of men she knew, even her work colleagues, Chester Crown Court heard. But after their breakup, dozens of foreign men began arriving at her home, claiming the dating app Tinder had matched them, and allegedly demanded the “rape fantasy” and “rough” sex she wanted online.

Fooled by a fake profile Hussain had created for himself, the men showed the horrified victim his profile and messages to each other; It was claimed that he wrote here that if he said “no” it only meant “he wanted more”.

Cheshire Police began investigating and discovered ‘Renney’ was Hussain. He was arrested and convicted for harassment involving serious alarm or distress, assault and failure to comply with a Section 49 RIPA Notice.

On Monday, June 29, Hussain, of Heald Green, Cheadle, was sentenced to eight years in prison and given a 15-year restraining order.

Judge Michael Leeming told Jailing Hussain, who watched via HMP Altcourse’s video link: “You sent a significant number of men, some 35, to his home address.

“You told some it was a rape fantasy and you told others to ‘push the door hard’ which happened twice.

“You had spied on her from a nearby guest, and you were no match for the men on Tinder who followed your instructions. Once, I had four men come to the house in a single day.

“She doesn’t know how many men have her information and she thinks that’s what she wants. She says she can’t sleep, she can’t eat, your behavior is ruining her life, ruining her relationships with her children.”

“I think you pose a high risk to the victim and future partners.”

In a harrowing victim impact statement, the woman, who luckily was not attacked by any man, said: “I was with my husband for over 20 years and tried to date again after his death.

“Look what happened. I have a health condition that has been severely affected by the stress of the trial. Will this end now that he is convicted?”

“I am grateful for the sentence the judge gave Hüseyin. This will give me some peace of mind.

“But no sentence can take away the tremendous impact his behavior has had on both me and my daughters. No one has the right to make me feel unsafe in my own home just because I don’t want to date them anymore.”

“No shouldn’t mean no. I wonder how many men know my address now and I believe I want to be sexually assaulted or worse.

“What did Assad want? Did he want me to die, be harmed, be raped? What was his purpose? What did my neighbors and children think? Today, I appreciate that some closure has been achieved and the criminal justice process has come to an end.

“But Hussein never showed remorse, never accepted responsibility, and I know I will never understand why or receive an apology. That alone has been difficult to accept.”

The jury heard that if Hussein innocently met up with any of her male friends during their short-lived relationship, he would rush over and knock on her door repeatedly for two hours.

He also insisted that she would never get her phone without him, and on one occasion, he forced his way into the bathroom, pushed her to the floor and confiscated her cell phone.

The court heard the short-lived relationship ended on May 6, 2024, when the woman woke up to find Hussain taking her mobile phone and reading messages she had sent to male colleagues and friends.

Hussain then peppered the victim with questions and demanded to know if she was seeing other men. This was the last time she saw ‘Mick Renney’ and she would remain unaware of his true identity as Hussein.

However, he continued to contact her children and friends, accusing her of cheating on him, before making numerous attempts to rekindle their relationship, which she denied.

Cheshire Police added: “Then in late July 2024, multiple men began going to her home address saying they had matched with her on the dating app Tinder and she had invited them over.

“One night in August 2024, four men showed up at her address in rapid succession, all reporting that they had received nearly identical messages.

“Other men who came to her house told her that their messages told her she wanted to fulfill a ‘rape fantasy’ and that she wanted to ‘get rough.’ They also explained that they were made to believe that if she said ‘no’ it meant she ‘wanted more’.”

“Then in September 2024, after the doorbell rang, he went to open the door. As he approached, a man pushed the door, causing the glass panel to break.

“When she explained her situation, she showed messages from her fake Tinder account saying the front door was open for her and that she needed to ‘push’ the door because it was ‘tough’.

“Later that day, while she went to work, another man arrived and managed to gain access to her home while her young daughter was alone upstairs. The man remained at the address for a few minutes before leaving without incident.”

Following these events many of the men gave him their details as they wanted to assist with any police investigations.

In their statements to the police they all described incredibly similar events; When they matched with someone they believed to be him on Tinder, they were quickly invited to his address and given his phone number.

When they arrived, they were asked questions about which cars were parked outside. They were then told that he was waiting for them at the conservatory and were instructed to enter his address.

Police added: “When the victim contacted police response officers from Northwich Local Policing Unit they launched an investigation but were unable to locate ‘Mick Renney’ in any system.

“When they examined the victim’s video doorbell, they quickly determined that the car driven by ‘Renney’ was registered to Asad Hussain and insured under his business.

“They were now able to check other systems and determined that ‘Mick Renney’ in the doorbell footage was actually Asad Hussain.”

Police found that Hussain had made significant efforts to conceal his true identity and avoid detection; he changed the registration book of his car and used completely separate private cell phones for his “Mick Renney” alter-ego and fake Tinder account.

Learning that the police were interested in him, Hüseyin threw away these mobile phones and reset his personal devices to factory settings.

He even tried to have his own business’s information removed from its Companies House listing.

Hussain was arrested on 6 October 2024 after Cumbria Police officers spotted his van on the M6.

In the interview, Hussain denied being ‘Mick Renney’ and repeatedly denied knowing the victim or going to his address. He denied having any knowledge of fake Tinder accounts or using any social media or dating apps.

Defense lawyer Phillip Clemo said the pre-sentence report made it clear that Hussain “did not accept the verdict”.

It was said that he worked as a central heating engineer and had no previous criminal record, except for not detecting a speeding driver.

Officers were able to disprove Hussain’s account using a wide range of evidence, including CCTV, ANPR and telecommunications data, and discovered that Hussain had created multiple fake Tinder accounts pretending to be the victim.

Police continued: “Officers were able to show that each time the Tinder accounts were active, Hussain would travel from Cheadle to the Northwich area, staying in a rented industrial unit or parking in a layby on the A556 two miles from the victim’s home, and running the fake Tinder accounts for hours.

“Hussain even went so far as to contact a woman posing as a man who matched one of the fake Tinder accounts he created.

“In the messages sent to him, he claimed that he had gone to his home address on more than one occasion and questioned him about whether the police had identified him and what the officers had told him.”

Following his arrest, two devices – a mobile phone and an iPad – were seized from his van, but despite an order under Section 49 of the Investigatory Powers Regulations 2000 legally requiring Hussain to disclose passwords to these devices, he refused to give any passwords so officers could access them.

Following the sentencing, investigating officer PC Keith Terrill, of Cheshire Police, said: “Asad Hussain is an extremely controlling and deceptive individual who went to extreme lengths to inflict fear and distress on the victim and her children.

“At no point did he take responsibility for his actions. Instead, Hussain chose to repeatedly lie and obstruct the investigation before forcing the victim and witnesses to attend a 9-day Crown Court hearing.

“The impact on the victim and his family has been devastating. I hope today’s sentencing will give them some closure and allow them to start rebuilding their lives.”

“This was one of the most technically complex and disturbing cases of stalking that Cheshire Constabulary has ever investigated.

“However, it has once again shown that the internet offers no shelter to those who want to commit violence and domestic violence against women and girls.

“Cheshire Constabulary takes all reports of abuse extremely seriously and is committed to using every skill and power available to protect the public from the risks posed by stalkers.”