Teacher Rapes Girl, 9, Court Told

[The Herald]

A Belvedere Junior School teacher allegedly raped a Grade Four pupil in his office. The 32-year-old teacher, who is the school's sports director, is alleged to have taken the nine-year-old girl from the school grounds before raping her in the office. He is now facing a rape charge and was not formally charged when he appeared before regional magistrate Mrs Sandra Mupindu yesterday. He was remanded in custody to May 31 and the magistrate advised him to apply for bail at the High Court due to the gravity of