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Teacher jailed for 25 years for grooming and abusing 18 teenage girls
Maths teacher Syed Shahreear Ahmed was jailed for a total of 25 years for sexually abusing 18 teenagers.
He used fake social media profiles and altered photos to pose as a 17-year-old boy called “Miles,” approaching girls as young as 13.
He used promises of gifts, money and romance to lure girls into meeting him across Britain over four years.
Ahmed was already serving a 15-year sentence; a court added 10 years to run after it, and he will also serve eight years on licence.
The judge said Ahmed remained a danger to the public and described his offending as a sustained campaign.
Police found photos of 20 to 30 other unidentified girls on his devices, and detectives fear the full extent of his crimes may be greater.
The victims described lasting effects on their trust, sleep, education and work, while police continue to investigate the unidentified girls.
Syed Shahreear Ahmed was sentenced to a total of 25 years in custody for grooming and sexually abusing 18 teenage girls.
The 37-year-old used fake social media profiles and altered photographs to pose as a 17-year-old boy called Miles.
He targeted girls as young as 13 over four years, using promises of gifts, money and romance to arrange meetings.
A further 10-year term was added to the 15 years he was already serving, with an additional eight years on licence.
Police found photographs of another 20 to 30 unidentified girls on his devices, and officers fear his offending may have been more extensive.
- Who
- Syed Shahreear Ahmed, a 37-year-old maths teacher.
- What
- He received a total 25-year custodial sentence for grooming and sexually abusing 18 teenage girls.
- When
- The latest sentence was imposed on the day before the article was published on 6 November 2026.
- Where
- Southwark Crown Court imposed the sentence. Ahmed targeted girls across Britain.
- Why
- He used a false online identity and promises of gifts, money and romantic relationships to lure girls into meeting him.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ahmed used fake social media profiles to pose as a teenage boy and target girls.
Ahmed was serving a 15-year custodial sentence.
Southwark Crown Court added a consecutive 10-year custodial term, bringing his total to 25 years.
- Victims
- 18 teenage girls
- Total custodial sentence
- 25 years
- Additional licence period
- Eight years
- Age of youngest girls targeted
- 13
- Unidentified girls in device photographs
- 20 to 30
What people are saying
a sustained and calculated campaign to groom and sexually abuse as many young girls as you possibly could
You have failed to take any responsibility for your actions and you have shown absolutely no remorse.
I no longer trust anyone because of the situation with him, even my male family members if we are left alone together I feel like I am on edge.
After the incident I dropped out of college, this has had a huge effect on me and now I am struggling to find employment