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Teacher trades extra lessons for romance
06 Oct 2014 at 20:14hrs | Views
A teacher from Matopo High School has been arrested on indecent assault charges following allegations that he was in the habit of molesting pupils in exchange for extra lessons.
Oliver Nkala (48) is facing three counts of indecent assault as it is alleged that he massaged breasts and buttocks of three pupils on different occasions before assisting them with their school work.
It is reported that Nkala took advantage of the pupils' need for help in Chemistry past examination papers and demanded to be paid in kind.
He forcibly nuzzling pupils before helping them with their school work.
Nkala was hauled before Kezi magistrate Jimmy Ntonga and he pleaded not guilty to the charges, dismissing them as a fabricated story.
Prosecutor Shamiso Ncube told the court that on 30 July, pupils went to Nkala's office to ask for Chemistry past examination papers, but they were chased away for being too many.
He ordered only three pupils to remain behind and gave them the question papers which they needed.
When the three "lucky" pupils started asking questions, he reportedly refused to help them saying that one of them should sacrifice herself to love him by giving him a handshake.
The three girls were all reluctant to seal the deal with the teacher, but he was persistent and refused to help.
One of the girls then stretched her hand and the teacher reportedly grabbed her by the waist and hugged her without her consent.
Nkala reportedly commented and praised the girl for being brave before giving them topics which he claimed were part of the final examination.
On an unknown date during the month of July, the accused reportedly massaged another pupil's breasts after calling her into his office.
He just told the girl that it was her chance and forcibly touched her all over the body.
Nkala's shenanigans came to light when he called a pupil into his office and ordered her to go through her examination answer sheet identifying her errors.
When the pupil was busy checking on the mistakes, Nkala reportedly started massaging her breasts and touched her private parts without her consent.
When the pupil started crying, he shouted at her saying she should not be stupid.
The girl was saved by other pupils who knocked at the teacher's office. She got an opportunity to leave the office and proceeded to the deputy headmaster's office where she narrated her ordeal.
They reported the matter to the police and during the investigations it was discovered that there were two more pupils who had been abused by the teacher. Nkala was remanded to 7 October for continuation of trial.
Oliver Nkala (48) is facing three counts of indecent assault as it is alleged that he massaged breasts and buttocks of three pupils on different occasions before assisting them with their school work.
It is reported that Nkala took advantage of the pupils' need for help in Chemistry past examination papers and demanded to be paid in kind.
He forcibly nuzzling pupils before helping them with their school work.
Nkala was hauled before Kezi magistrate Jimmy Ntonga and he pleaded not guilty to the charges, dismissing them as a fabricated story.
Prosecutor Shamiso Ncube told the court that on 30 July, pupils went to Nkala's office to ask for Chemistry past examination papers, but they were chased away for being too many.
He ordered only three pupils to remain behind and gave them the question papers which they needed.
When the three "lucky" pupils started asking questions, he reportedly refused to help them saying that one of them should sacrifice herself to love him by giving him a handshake.
The three girls were all reluctant to seal the deal with the teacher, but he was persistent and refused to help.
One of the girls then stretched her hand and the teacher reportedly grabbed her by the waist and hugged her without her consent.
Nkala reportedly commented and praised the girl for being brave before giving them topics which he claimed were part of the final examination.
On an unknown date during the month of July, the accused reportedly massaged another pupil's breasts after calling her into his office.
He just told the girl that it was her chance and forcibly touched her all over the body.
Nkala's shenanigans came to light when he called a pupil into his office and ordered her to go through her examination answer sheet identifying her errors.
When the pupil was busy checking on the mistakes, Nkala reportedly started massaging her breasts and touched her private parts without her consent.
When the pupil started crying, he shouted at her saying she should not be stupid.
The girl was saved by other pupils who knocked at the teacher's office. She got an opportunity to leave the office and proceeded to the deputy headmaster's office where she narrated her ordeal.
They reported the matter to the police and during the investigations it was discovered that there were two more pupils who had been abused by the teacher. Nkala was remanded to 7 October for continuation of trial.
Source - B-Metro
