An Iranian asylum seeker who claimed he could not have attempted rape because he had a “micropenis” has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.
Hossein Mohmoudi, 37, arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in a small boat. In December 2024, he followed a 43-year-old woman from a Christmas party and attacked her in an alleyway.
He pursued the woman for nearly an hour, including onto a bus, before a passerby stepped in and brought the assault to an end.
During his trial, Mohmoudi argued that the attempted rape was impossible because he had a “micropenis”. Judge Sarah-Jane Griffiths later described him as a “dangerous sexual predator”.
Two doctors were sent to his prison cell to examine him and assess the claim about the size of his penis.
Consultant urologist Dr George Fowlis told Snaresbrook Crown Court that Mohmoudi’s penis was within the normal range.
Mohmoudi also maintained that he had a low sex drive because of his obesity, smoking and depression.
That argument was challenged by evidence that he had been active on a fetish website before the attack. Mohmoudi said he had used the site only to improve his English.
Hossein Mohmoudi, an Iranian asylum seeker, has been jailed after attempting to rape a woman in an alleyway following her home from a Christmas party
Judge Griffiths rejected that explanation, telling him: “I do not believe for one moment that you were on that site to learn, or improve, your English.”
She continued: “I also find that you were clearly able to have sexual intercourse. The evidence against you was overwhelming.”
The jury also heard that Mohmoudi had received an email from a sperm bank regarding an application to become a donor.
Mohmoudi left Iran in 2014 and illegally entered Turkey, Greece, Germany and France before travelling to Britain. While in Germany, he was convicted twice of assault and three times for criminal damage.
The court was told that, three months before the attempted rape, Mohmoudi had frightened another woman by following her home, lingering outside and looking inside for a prolonged period. She contacted police over the incident.
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Prosecutor Christiaan Moll also said Mohmoudi had previously stalked a barmaid in south-west London and repeatedly emailed another woman at her workplace.
Judge Griffiths said: “I have no doubt you were wandering the streets in the early hours looking to see if there was anyone around you could take advantage of.”
She said the latest offence had inflicted “severe psychological harm” on the victim and added: “You have shown no remorse at all.”
Mohmoudi followed the woman for three miles, travelling from Whitechapel to Stratford.
Court footage showed him mirroring his victim’s movements and crossing the road whenever she did. A gate blocked the view of the assault itself, but the woman could be heard shouting: “Wait! Wait! Wait! F*** you! F*** off! F*** you! F*** off!”
The attack lasted 27 seconds before a passing cyclist intervened. The victim later said the cyclist had “saved” her.
The victim said: ‘I thought you were going to kill me that night if you hadn’t been interrupted. You still might… You completely destroyed my life.’
Because Mohmoudi denied the attack, he could not be forced into an STD test – so his victim was left with ‘no choice but to take medication to prevent HIV and hepatitis B’.
She said: ‘The side effects of the first month of taking HIV meds on my stomach, my weight and my energy were a horrific extension of what you did to me.
‘December used to be a time I looked forward to. Now, when the Christmas lights go up and the party invitations come in, my body knows the anniversary is coming before my mind does.’
Judge Griffiths sentenced Mohmoudi to 11 years in prison and gave him an extended licence period of four years.
He will serve two-thirds of his custodial sentence before being assessed for parole, and will be liable for deportation after his custodial sentence is served.
Detective Inspector Thomas Meaden, who led the Metropolitan Police’s investigation, said: ‘The victim has shown great strength throughout what has been an extremely hard experience. I hope this outcome provides some measure of justice.
‘Mohmoudi is a predator who poses danger to any women and girls he may cross. Had he not been interrupted by a brave member of the public, he intended to commit further harm.’