A personal tutor who sexually assaulted 5 of his college students has been jailed for 11 years.
Umair Iqbal, 37, abused younger ladies at their properties he visited to conduct classes over a 10-year interval.
Amongst his victims was a younger muslim woman who he assaulted from when she was simply eight years outdated.
An investigation was opened into the maths and Quran tutor, from Cheetham Hill, Manchester in October 2020, after a 15-year-old woman reported his behaviour.
She had believed for years that the abuse was her personal fault, earlier than discovering the braveness to inform her household and police.
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Additional inquiries by Rochdale’s multi-agency safeguarding workforce into Iqbal uncovered one other 4 victims, all 18 years outdated or youthful.
The tutor was discovered to have routinely abused his authority his feminine college students between 2010 and 2020.
Following a 4 week trial final month, Iqbal was sentenced to a complete of 14 years, together with 11 in jail, of which he should serve two thirds, and an additional three on license.
DC Alex Dodd, who led the investigation, mentioned: ‘All 5 victims had been younger Muslim ladies from good households, abused by an individual able of belief and silenced by means of concern of getting in bother or being blamed for the abuse.
‘Iqbal befriended households and used the nice status of a group to cover behind his sordid sexual agenda.
‘Securing justice for these victims is a constructive consequence for Rochdale’s advanced safeguarding workforce. The multi-agency work we do in Rochdale is a collaborative pressure for good.
‘I wish to recognise and thank all 5 victims and their households for his or her dedication in the course of the prolonged investigation and four-week trial, which was a distressing course of for them.
‘We encourage anybody who feels they could have been subjected to Mr Iqbal’s behaviour to come back ahead and report it on 101 quoting ‘Operation Ganister.’
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