A former supply teacher from Salford has been charged with six child sex offences including upskirting in schools and voyeurism.
Abusali Rahman, 36, was arrested in June 2025 after a concern was raised by a parent about an image of their child in a school uniform being circulated by a social media account, following an investigation by Greater Manchester Police.
The offences are alleged to have taken place across Greater Manchester between December 2023 and June 2025.
GMP said Rahman, a British national of Bangladeshi ethnicity, had been remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at Bolton Crown Court on 28 May.
Thirteen girls aged between 13 and 16 who attended seven high schools in Salford, Bury and Bolton have been identified as alleged victims.
Four more girls from two high schools are yet to be identified, the force said.
GMP confirmed that the girls’ parents and their schools had been informed and that they were being offered ongoing specialist support throughout the case.
Rahman has been charged with the following: 12 counts of taking an indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child (images obtained by upskirting), 3 counts of publishing an obscene article (AI-generated sexualised images), 3 counts of making indecent photograph / pseudo-photograph of a child (making AI-generated images), 1 count of distribute an indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child (sharing an upskirting image with another user), 1 count of attempting to meet girl under 16 following sexual grooming (via online chat), 1 count of operating equipment beneath clothing of another without consent (the act of upskirting).
Det Ch Supt Rebecca McKendrick, head of the force’s public protection division, said: “I must start by stressing that the parents of the girls identified, and their schools, are being kept informed and supported throughout this process.
“We have been in contact with all schools we know Mr Rahman worked at in the North West since he became a qualified teacher in July 2023.
“No further alleged criminal offences have been identified at this time.”
