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Welkom school principal behind bars on rape charge─── 15:53 Tue, 04 Aug 2015
Welkom - A 39-year-old principal from one of the high schools in Thabong who was arrested for allegedly raping an 18-year-old learner from his school, appeared before the Welkom Magistrate's Court today.
The Free State police say he will apply for bail tomorrow. He was arrested on Sunday.
It is alleged that the man was dropping learners off at their respective homes after a school trip to Johannesburg on July 24. Just before midnight, after all the kids were dropped off, he allegedly asked the complainant to give him a hug and a kiss in his car, after which he allegedly had sexual intercourse with her without her consent.
She reported the matter to a friend and a teacher.
A case of rape was registered.
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