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Deaf girl 'raped' at leading school - Times LIVE
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has launched an investigation into the rape of a 12-year-old deaf and dumb pupil allegedly by an employee of a top school for the hearing-impaired.
This week the girl's mother, who cannot be named to protect the identify of the child, said she was outraged by the rape and wanted "justice for my baby".
The Pietermaritzburg woman, whose two daughters are boarders at the Durban school, said: "Can you imagine what it felt like when I was told that one of my children was sexually abused?"
She said both daughters were currently at home.
SAPS spokesman Inspector Michael Read confirmed that a school employee - who is well known in Durban soccer circles - was arrested on a charge of rape on November 12. The man was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody.
The furious mother said the child had revealed in explicit detail how the employee had allegedly abused her for about two months.
The woman said her daughter, who recently came home for the weekend, started to cry when she had to return to school.
"I just thought that she was being naughty and stubborn, but I was beside myself when I found out why my baby did not want to go. My baby cannot talk and she cannot hear."
She said she was told that the school found out about the rape when her daughter "became hysterical and broke down" during a lesson on inappropriate touching.
She said the school informed her of her daughter's allegations two days after finding out.
Provincial Department of Education spokesman Mbali Thusi said the child was receiving psychological counseling.
"The school has requested pupils, parents or educators with any information or who know of any similar incidents to come forward in order to assist the police with the investigation," said Thusi.
KwaZulu-Natal's Childline director, Linda Naidoo, said: "We are extremely concerned about the abuse of disabled children. We are seeing more and more of these cases. Children with special needs are vulnerable. They are often overlooked, ignored and neglected because they cannot communicate what they are experiencing. Also, because of this, the children feel it's no use even complaining, because nobody is going to listen to them."
The man will appear in court tomorrow.
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education has launched an investigation into the rape of a 12-year-old deaf and dumb pupil allegedly by an employee of a top school for the hearing-impaired.
This week the girl's mother, who cannot be named to protect the identify of the child, said she was outraged by the rape and wanted "justice for my baby".
The Pietermaritzburg woman, whose two daughters are boarders at the Durban school, said: "Can you imagine what it felt like when I was told that one of my children was sexually abused?"
She said both daughters were currently at home.
SAPS spokesman Inspector Michael Read confirmed that a school employee - who is well known in Durban soccer circles - was arrested on a charge of rape on November 12. The man was not asked to plead and was remanded in custody.
The furious mother said the child had revealed in explicit detail how the employee had allegedly abused her for about two months.
The woman said her daughter, who recently came home for the weekend, started to cry when she had to return to school.
"I just thought that she was being naughty and stubborn, but I was beside myself when I found out why my baby did not want to go. My baby cannot talk and she cannot hear."
She said she was told that the school found out about the rape when her daughter "became hysterical and broke down" during a lesson on inappropriate touching.
She said the school informed her of her daughter's allegations two days after finding out.
Provincial Department of Education spokesman Mbali Thusi said the child was receiving psychological counseling.
"The school has requested pupils, parents or educators with any information or who know of any similar incidents to come forward in order to assist the police with the investigation," said Thusi.
KwaZulu-Natal's Childline director, Linda Naidoo, said: "We are extremely concerned about the abuse of disabled children. We are seeing more and more of these cases. Children with special needs are vulnerable. They are often overlooked, ignored and neglected because they cannot communicate what they are experiencing. Also, because of this, the children feel it's no use even complaining, because nobody is going to listen to them."
The man will appear in court tomorrow.
