MEC for Education, Panyaza Lesufi, has welcomed the sentencing of Collan Rex, the assistant water polo coach at Park Town Boys High. Sentence was handed down this morning (29 November).
In a press statement,Lesufi wrote that he “welcomed the damning court judgement of 23 years’ imprisonment, handed to Rex, the former water polo assistant at Park Town Boys High. The former coach has been sentenced this morning, 29 November, to 20 years’ imprisonment for sexual assault and a further three years for common assault.
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“We wish to thank the entire school population, including learners, educators, parents and all officials for an excellent job of providing a watertight case and ensuring that justice prevailed. We also extend our gratitude to the law enforcement agencies, including the police and the prosecution team for their tireless efforts to secure an appropriate judgment,” said Lesufi.
“We would like to also acknowledge our stakeholders, like the Teddy Bear Clinic and other psychological workers and all health professionals who worked on this complex and emotionally straining case, we are indeed indebted to you.
“This should serve as a deterrent to all those who are found to be sexually assaulting our learners at our schools,” he concluded.
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