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Cape Argus reports that the former Harvester Primary School teacher accused of sending explicit footage to a Grade 7 learner was released on bail of R5 000 on Friday.
The 35-year-old accused appeared in the Mitchells Plain Magistrate’s Court facing charges of sexual grooming of a child and exposing a child to explicit material. The court heard arguments from the State and the teacher's lawyer in her bail application. The defence said: “There is no likelihood that she would evade her trial or intimidate witnesses. The [accused] cooperated with police when she was arrested and gave her phone in during her arrest. There is no evidence that the accused would commit more offences on children, there is no evidence that she would further commit Schedule 1 offences.” The magistrate said during her judgment that it was concerning that the accused used the school as a hunting ground for grooming and sexual exploitation and how the principal handled the matter. However, she found that there was no likelihood that the accused would commit more offences. The court granted the accused bail of R5,000 with the condition that she did not enter Mitchell's Plain unless it was to come to court, could not directly and indirectly contact the victim and could not be in a setting where there were children. The case was postponed to 16 October for further investigation.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Kim Swartz at Cape Argus
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