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Teacher sends pupil photo of himself undressed
07 Oct 2013 at 04:01hrs | Views
Johannesburg - A teacher was suspended from Hype Park High School in South Africa for allegedly sending a 16-year-old pupil a picture of himself undressed, Eyewitness News reported on Monday.
According to the report, the teacher is out on bail after the mother laid criminal charges against him.
The Gauteng education department said an independent investigation has been launched into how the school and the district office handled the case.
"The teacher is suspended and we have put in place an independent investigation that will cover all circumstances regarding this case," spokesperson Gershwin Chuenyane was quoted as saying.
"The department will be guided by the outcome of the investigation on what action to take."
WhatsApp chat
According to the EWN report, the teacher engaged in a late-night WhatsApp chat with the boy's mother on 30 July, thinking it was him. The teacher allegedly sent numerous sexual images and made sexual suggestions.
She saw an image of a man holding his privates while sitting in a bathtub undressed pop up on the screen of her son's cellphone, it was reported.
Her identity has been withheld to protect her son's identity.
The mother went to the national education department. She said it took over a week for the teacher to be suspended and then she laid a criminal charge.
The Star reported that the teacher is suspected of having sexually groomed the pupil for about eight months, having singled him out as a troubled pupil with trust and dependency issues.
According to the report, the teacher is out on bail after the mother laid criminal charges against him.
The Gauteng education department said an independent investigation has been launched into how the school and the district office handled the case.
"The teacher is suspended and we have put in place an independent investigation that will cover all circumstances regarding this case," spokesperson Gershwin Chuenyane was quoted as saying.
"The department will be guided by the outcome of the investigation on what action to take."
WhatsApp chat
She saw an image of a man holding his privates while sitting in a bathtub undressed pop up on the screen of her son's cellphone, it was reported.
Her identity has been withheld to protect her son's identity.
The mother went to the national education department. She said it took over a week for the teacher to be suspended and then she laid a criminal charge.
The Star reported that the teacher is suspected of having sexually groomed the pupil for about eight months, having singled him out as a troubled pupil with trust and dependency issues.
Source - Sapa | Eyewitness News
