Hossein Mohmoudi – Snaresbrook

An asylum seeking sex predator who followed a woman home from a Christmas party before attempting to rape her has been jailed for 11 years — after claiming he had a ‘micropenis’

Hossein Mohmoudi, 36, from Iran tracked the 43-year-old for 55 minutes, boarding the same bus before attacking her in an alleyway in December 2024. A passing member of the public confronted him, bringing the attack to a halt.

The Iranian asylum seeker denied the offence, claiming a “micropenis” meant he could not have committed it. He also argued that obesity, smoking and depression left him without the ability or desire to have sex.

His claims prompted two doctors to examine him in custody. But the jury convicted him, and Judge Sarah-Jane Griffiths rejected his account at Snaresbrook Crown Court.

According to The Sun’s court report, jurors also heard that Mohmoudi had used a fetish website before the attack. He claimed it helped him improve his English — an explanation the judge dismissed.

The court heard of other disturbing behaviour towards women before the attempted rape.

Just three months earlier, police had been called after he followed a woman home, remained outside and peered inside for a prolonged period, leaving her terrified.

Prosecutor Christiaan Moll also told the court that Mohmoudi had previously stalked a barmaid in south-west London and repeatedly sent unwanted emails to another woman at work.

Judge Griffiths concluded that he had been searching the streets in the early hours for someone vulnerable to attack. She found that he had caused severe psychological harm and shown no remorse.

His victim described fearing she would be killed if nobody intervened.

The consequences continued long after that night: she underwent preventative treatment for HIV and hepatitis B and described debilitating side effects that compounded her suffering.

The Christmas season, once something she enjoyed, now brings reminders of the attack.

Mohmoudi already had a criminal record before arriving in Britain.

The court heard that he had accumulated five convictions involving assault and criminal damage in Germany.

After piloting a small boat across the Channel, he spent 10 months in prison before being released to asylum accommodation in east London.

Mohmoudi received 11 years in custody followed by a four-year extended licence period.

The judge said he must serve two-thirds of the custodial term — seven years and four months — before he can be considered for parole.

Release at that point is not guaranteed. He will also be liable for deportation after serving his custodial sentence.

The sentence follows an attack interrupted by a stranger, a history of troubling behaviour towards women described in court, and a victim left facing the lasting consequences.

It is unlikely that he will be deported back to mainly islamic Iran, as he now claims he is a Christian.