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News24 reports that a primary school teacher was set to appear in the Upington Magistrate's Court on Monday, charged with sexually assaulting a minor girl.
The 28-year-old woman was apparently arrested on Friday. A police spokesperson said she faced charges of rape, molestation, indecent sexual assault and serious assault of a minor. The Northern Cape education department's Geoffrey van der Merwe said in a statement on Sunday that the Laerskool Oranje-noord teacher had been immediately suspended. He called upon any other pupils who have experienced sexual assault at the hands of any teacher to come forward.
- Read this report by Anena Burger in full at News24
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