Ex-school principal arrested for rape

The suspect called the girl out of the school premises saying he wanted to give her a message, police said.


Police have arrested a 59-year-old man for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl at Lorraine village in the Sekororo area, Tzaneen in Limpopo.

“It is alleged that the suspect, who is an ex-principal of a private school outside Tzaneen, called the girl out of the school premises, saying he wanted to give her a message on June 14. He took her to his home in Lorraine village, where he raped her,” police said.

The victim opened a case and the suspect handed himself over to the police, the Letaba Herald reports.

Caxton News Service

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