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Hossein Mohmoudi claimed he could not have committed the attack due to having a micropenis, but medical examinations found his penis to be normal.","category":"Politics","area":"United Kingdom","publishedAt":"2026-10-12T08:46:30.582Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-12T04:26:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-12T08:46:30.582Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":50,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named body, but relies on anonymous sourcing for some details.","critic":"Reports include quotes from affected parties and name specific dates and locations.","hype":"Headline accurately reflects the core claim made by the defendant in court."}},"tags":["#AttemptedRape","#AsylumSeeker","#UKCourts","#Crime","#SexualOffences"],"entities":["Hossein Mohmoudi","Dr George Fowlis","Judge Sarah-Jane Griffiths","Snaresbrook Crown Court","Metropolitan Police"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Hossein Mohmoudi, 37, an Iranian asylum seeker, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for attempted rape.","Mohmoudi claimed he could not have committed the attack because he had a \"micropenis\".","Two doctors examined Mohmoudi and found his penis to be \"normal\", according to Dr George Fowlis.","Mohmoudi was convicted of attempted rape after stalking a woman for nearly an hour in December 2024."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hossein Mohmoudi, a 37-year-old Iranian asylum seeker, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for attempted rape. He arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel in a small boat. In December 2024, Mohmoudi stalked a woman for nearly an hour as she travelled home from a Christmas party. He followed her onto a bus and into an alleyway before attempting to attack her. The assault was stopped when a passerby intervened."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"During his trial, Mohmoudi claimed he could not have committed the attack because he had a \"micropenis\". He also argued that obesity, smoking, and depression had left him with a low libido. Two doctors examined Mohmoudi in his cell. Consultant urologist Dr George Fowlis told Snaresbrook Crown Court that Mohmoudi's penis was \"normal\". Judge Sarah-Jane Griffiths described Mohmoudi as a \"dangerous sexual predator\"."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Mohmoudi's age"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reports differ on Hossein Mohmoudi's age. Internewscast and NewsFinale state he is 37. GB News, Globo, and Flying Eze state he is 36. 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