Educator (43) arrested for sexual assault of school children

South African Police Service

Educator (43) arrested for sexual assault of school children
Educator (43) arrested for sexual assault of school children

Eastern Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga appreciated a speedy reaction by the members of the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offenses Unit (FCS) in arresting a man accused of Sexual Assault at Ngangolwandle School on 2 March 2020, at Kwaaimani, in Mqanduli.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the 43-year-old suspect whose name cannot be revealed until he had been charged, has been sexually assaulting school children in this particular school. The matter was then made public after the children got enough of the situation and decided to speak out.

In a quick reaction by the FCS unit, statements were obtained from some of the affected pupils which subsequently led to the arrest of the suspect this afternoon. Lieutenant General Ntshinga hailed the police for the swift arrest of the suspect. She vowed to eradicate immortality within the school environment.

The suspect is expected to appear in the Mqanduli Magistrate Court on Tuesday, 10 March 2020 on Sexual Assault charges.

The investigation continues.

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SOURCESouth African Police Service