Man convicted after impersonating ex-girlfriend on dating apps, sending 18 strangers to rape her

A man who created a fake Tinder profile in his former romantic partner’s name and used it to send messages inviting men to her home has been found guilty of stalking in the United Kingdom (UK).

The 36-year-old, identified as Asad Hussain from Cheadle, set up the account in July 2024, a month after their relationship ended, according to an international media outlet.

Police told the court that at least 18 men showed up at the woman’s residence after receiving messages about “rape fantasies”, believing they were communicating with her, while the messages were being sent from the fake account.

The court heard Hussain initially approached the woman in April 2024 using the name “Mick Renney” and, as the relationship progressed, his behaviour became controlling.

On one occasion, he rang her doorbell for nearly two hours while a male friend was visiting, and only left after police were called.

The relationship ended the following month after Hussain went through her phone and questioned her about other men. He later contacted her daughter and friends, accusing her of cheating, and made attempts to resume the relationship, which were refused.

Police stated that men began arriving at the woman’s house in July 2024 after matching with the fake Tinder profile.

On one night, four men turned up separately and reported receiving similar messages, according to Cheshire Police.

The messages claimed she wanted to be “roughed up” and suggested that if she said “no” it meant she “wanted it more”.

In one incident, a man damaged a glass panel at the house after pushing the front door and showed messages which instructed him to “give it a shove”.

On another occasion, a man entered the house for several minutes while the woman was not present, while her teenage daughter was upstairs.

Several of the men later shared their details with police during the investigation.

The victim initially told officers that her former partner used the name Mick Renney, but no records were found under that identity.

Police later traced Hussain by linking the alias to a vehicle registered to his business. Investigators found that he had changed his car registration and used separate mobile phones to operate the fake account.