Former teacher convicted of numerous non-recent sexual assaults
Last updated 6th Jun 2025
A former teacher who who abused his position as an Islamic teacher in Ipswich, has been convicted of numerous non-recent sexual assaults.
70 year old Hafez Ashraf Uddin, of Wivenhoe Road, Barking in London, was found guilty of 13 counts of indecent assault at Ipswich Crown Court yesterday, following a trial lasting almost four weeks.
The offences relate to six separate victims and occurred between 1985 and 1999.
Uddin had stood accused of 22 counts of indecent assault in total, relating to seven girls, being found guilty of 13 offences and not guilty of the other nine.
He has been remanded in custody pending a sentencing hearing to be held at Ipswich Crown Court on Monday 28 July.