Teacher jailed for upskirting and AI abuse of pupils

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 18:02 · Archive

A former supply teacher has been jailed for six years after taking over 100 upskirt photographs of schoolgirls and creating sexualised AI images.

Abusali Rahman, 37, from Salford, was sentenced to six years in prison at Bolton Crown Court after pleading guilty to 21 offences including taking indecent photographs of children and publishing obscene material.

Rahman worked as a supply teacher at 25 schools across north-west England after qualifying in July 2023 from Manchester Metropolitan University. At seven secondary schools in Bolton, Bury and Salford, he took more than 100 upskirting photographs of girls aged 13 to 16, concealing an iPhone in his top pocket to secretly photograph pupils during lessons and as they walked upstairs. Police identified 12 of the 15 girls targeted.

In addition to the upskirting, Rahman stole images of girls from their social media profiles and used artificial intelligence to create sexualised fake images, altering their appearance in some cases to show them in bikinis or PVC outfits. He shared these images online on X accounts linked to him. One girl whose photograph was used said she felt 'disgusted and upset'. Her mother discovered the images while scrolling social media, triggering the investigation.

Judge Kenderik Horne told Rahman: 'You abused that trust,' referring to his position as a teacher giving him access to pupils and classrooms. Rahman was placed on the sex offenders register and given a 20-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order banning him from working in schools.

How it is being reported

• Teacher jailed for taking upskirt photos of pupilsThe former supply teacher also created sexualised AI images of pupils and shared them online.BBC Manchester · 15 Oct, 17:31
• Former supply teacher who took upskirting snaps of female students and used AI to sexualise images jailed for 'horrendous' abuse of trustAbusali Rahman was locked up for six yearsManchester Evening News · 15 Oct, 16:01

In this story: Abusali Rahman · Greater Manchester Police · Bolton Crown Court · Manchester Metropolitan University · Bolton · Bury · Salford

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