Married physics teacher, 37, blackmailed schoolgirls across Britain into sending him sexually explicit photos

Married physics teacher Zahid Akram, 37

A married physics teacher blackmailed schoolgirls and young women into sending him sexually explicit photos of themselves, a court heard.

Father-of-two Zahid Akram, 37, would persuade his victims to send him pictures in their underwear and then threaten to forward them on to their family if they did not send more.

Detectives believe Akram may have contacted hundreds of youngsters on Badoo while posing as a schoolboy.

The teacher was warned he faces a long spell behind bars by a judge at Exeter Crown Court after he admitted four charges of blackmail and one of causing or inciting a child aged 13-17 to prostitution or pornography.

Police believe there are victims in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and in England  (more...)

Married physics teacher, 37, blackmailed schoolgirls across Britain into sending him sexually explicit photos