Former supply teacher admits taking more than 100 upskirt photos of pupils

A former supply teacher has admitted taking more than 100 upskirt photos of pupils.

Abusali Rahman started by sharing sexualised deepfake images online, before escalating to upskirting and voyeurism.

The 36-year-old appeared at Bolton Crown Court via video link from HMP Altcourse on Tuesday to admit a total of 21 offences.

He pleaded guilty to 12 counts of taking indecent photographs of children by upskirting, four counts of publishing an obscene article, three counts of making indecent pictures of children, one count of voyeurism and one count of distributing an indecent image of a child.

Rahman's crimes took place over nearly two years between December 2023 and June 2025 against 13 girls at several secondary schools across the North West of England.

The defendant was arrested in June 2025 after a parent found an image of their child in school uniform being circulated on social media, according to Greater Manchester Police (GMP).

Alex Mann, from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), said after the hearing: "This was a horrifying case involving an abuse of trust that affected multiple young victims."

Speaking outside court, Detective Sergeant Simon France, of Greater Manchester Police, said Rahman's guilty pleas mean "he will face the consequences of his appalling actions, without victims having to prolong their suffering by reliving their experiences at trial".

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He added: "We first received reports of Abusali Rahman's suspected offending in March 2025 and he was arrested in June that year.

"The offences are alleged to have taken place in several secondary schools across the North West between December 2023 and 2025.

"The officers and staff working on this investigation, including our victim identification team, have put everything into building a case against Rahman and bringing the charges against him.

"This included our digital investigation unit which has analysed around 1,000 images over the past year."

DS France also said police had been in contact with all the schools Rahman had worked in since he became a qualified teacher in 2023.

Emma Kehoe, defending, said Rahman "was going through a mental health crisis at the time" and asked for a psychiatric report ahead of sentencing.

Rahman, a British national of Bangladeshi ethnicity, has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 1 September.

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