Bail granted to rape accused former St Mary’s DSG teacher
A 34-year-old former teacher from St Mary’s Diocesan School for Girls in Pretoria was granted R10 000 bail by the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
*Please note this article contains details of rape and child grooming which some might find triggering
The former teacher is facing charges of rape, sexual assault, and sexual grooming.
It is alleged that between 2017 and 2018, he raped, sexually assaulted, and sexually groomed a grade 5 pupil during extra swimming lessons.
At the time of the alleged incidents, the child was between 10 and 11 years old.
The former teacher handed himself over to the police in January.
National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana said the pupil only realised what took place after attending sexual offence classes in 2019.
“It is alleged that the child only realised that what was done to her was wrong, after she attended sexual offence classes in 2019. Thereafter it is alleged that the child started to misbehave, and self-harm by cutting herself.
“After the mother noticed the behaviour charges and enquired, the child then disclosed to the mother what had happened, she then took the child to a social worker in 2019, and she was later referred to a forensic social worker in 2023, after which a case was opened with the police in Cape Town, and was transferred to Brooklyn Police Station.
“Through his attorney, the former teacher asked to be released on bail, because he has no previous conviction nor pending cases”.
The teacher will return to court in March.
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