Former maths teacher Syed Shahreear Ahmed has been sentenced for 37 further criminal offences against 12 teenage girls. Southwark Crown Court imposed a 13-year sentence on 5 November 2026, comprising 10 years in custody and a three-year extended licence.
The 38-year-old was convicted of offences including rape, sexual assault, sexual activity with a child, making indecent images of a child and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. He had previously been sentenced to 20 years in prison on 29 September 2025 for serious sexual offences against girls.
Ahmed taught maths at a secondary school in Essex until he resigned after his arrest in May 2023. The Metropolitan Police reopened its investigation after further allegations emerged following his 2025 sentence.
Examination of Ahmed’s mobile phones identified additional girls he had contacted. Investigators said he posed online as a teenage boy, engaged in sexual communications with the girls and caused some to take part in sexual activity at his request. He also arranged to meet some victims and committed serious sexual offences, including rape.
Detective Chief Inspector Brian Kelleher, from the Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime Command, said digital evidence and specialist investigations helped identify further victims and build a fuller picture of the offences. He said the victims’ bravery had been central to bringing Ahmed to justice and helping protect other children.
Claire Brinton, a specialist prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service, said child sexual abuse can have a devastating impact and encouraged victims to report offences to police. The CPS has established a dedicated Organised Child Sexual Abuse Unit to handle complex cases of this kind.
