Overview
- Asad Hussain, 36, was convicted Friday at Chester Crown Court of stalking causing serious alarm or distress, assault by beating, and refusing to disclose device passwords under a legal notice.
- Prosecutors said he impersonated his ex on Tinder using her photos, gave out her address and number, and sent messages about a so-called rape fantasy that framed refusal as wanting it more.
- Police identified at least 18 men who were steered to the home, including one who shoved the front door and smashed a glass panel and another who got inside while the victim’s daughter was upstairs.
- Detectives tied the activity to Hussain by matching an Audi R8 on doorbell video to him and by mapping device use and trips from Cheadle to Northwich when the fake accounts were active, showing how digital forensics can expose offline offenders.
- Officers said he hid behind the alias Mick Renney, changed a car registration, used dedicated phones, and was arrested on October 6, 2024 after Cumbria Police spotted his van on the M6, in what investigators called one of their most disturbing cases.