CHESTER — Asad Hussain was sentenced to eight years in prison and received a 15-year restraining order after being found guilty of stalking involving serious alarm or distress and assault by beating at Chester Crown Court on Monday.

Hussain, 36, of Cheadle in Greater Manchester, also known as Ash Hussain, created a fake Tinder profile using the name "Mick Renney" in April 2024. The victim ended her relationship with Hussain in early May 2024 after discovering he had accessed her phone. Hussain made multiple attempts to rekindle the relationship, which the victim refused.

In late July 2024, men began arriving at the victim's house claiming to have matched with her on Tinder. Four different men arrived at her house on a single night in August 2024. These men reported receiving messages stating the victim wanted to engage in a "rape fantasy" and wished to be "roughed up." They also reported being told that if the victim said "no" it meant she "wanted it more."

In September 2024, a man shoved the victim's door, causing a glass panel to break. This man showed the victim messages from the fake Tinder account instructing him to shove the door because it was "stiff." Later that month, another man entered the victim's house while she was at work and her teenage daughter was upstairs. The man who entered the house left without incident. Men who arrived at the victim's home told police they were given her address and phone number after matching on Tinder. At least 18 men are believed to have been deceived into going to the victim's house.

Police Constable Keith Terrill described the case as "one of the most technically complex and disturbing" Cheshire Constabulary had ever investigated. Terrill stated that Hussain is "an exceptionally controlling and deceitful individual who went to extreme lengths to cause fear and distress to the victim and her children." Terrill added, "The impact on the victim and her family has been devastating. I hope that today's sentence brings them some closure and allows them to begin rebuilding their lives."

The victim stated, "No sentence takes away the enormous impact his behaviour has had on both myself and my daughters." She added, "No person has the right to make me feel unsafe in my own home just because I no longer want to date them." The victim also said, "No should mean no." She expressed concern about the future, stating, "Now I am left wondering how many men have my address and believe I want to be sexually assaulted, or worse."