Police provincial spokesperson, Mohale Ramatseba, confirms the 41-year-old suspect is employed at a local primary school in Kimberley and was arrested on Friday. 

He says the SAPS Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit is investigating the rape of a 13-year-old girl after it has been reported that the male suspect - who is a teacher of the victim - raped the girl on several occasions between September and October 2020.

The arrest of the 41-year-old teacher came on the same day the Police Minister, Bheki Cele, released crime statistics for the second quarter of 2020/2021 indicating that reported cases of rape, gender based violence and other crimes are on the rise.

Meanwhile, the Provincial Education Department has confirmed it has placed the teacher under preliminary suspension following the alleged sexual misconduct.

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