By BAKANG MOKOTO
17 December 2024- A former teacher (41) at Raslouw Academy from Valhalla, briefly appeared at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. He is facing charges of three counts of exposing pornography to children and four counts of sexual grooming of two female learners aged 13 and a boy (15), respectively.
It is alleged that in August 2024, the accused contacted three learners from the school, sent them nude pictures of himself, and requested them to send theirs in exchange. After one of the victims allegedly sent his picture to the accused, he proceeded to call the victim through video call, where he demonstrated himself inserting his penis into a bottle.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson in Gauteng, Lumka Mahanjana said one of the victims reported the matter to the school teacher, who requested them to bring their phones to school for observation. Mahanjana said the parents of the victims were informed about the incident by the school and a case was opened against the accused in August 2024.
“After investigations by the police, the accused was arrested on 13 December 2024, at his place of residence. In court, the matter was postponed to 24 December 2024, for a possible bail application and the accused is remanded in custody,” she said.
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