RAPE ACCUSED TEACHER BACK AT SCHOOL

Daughter broke silence about alleged attacks

- GENEVIEVE SERRA

THE reinstatement of a teacher, accused of raping his minor daughter over a period of four years, has sparked outrage among gender-based violence organisations as they, together with the Community Policing Forum (CPF), held a protest outside the Mitchell's Plain high school where he works.

The teacher, who cannot be identi-fied because he is the biological father of the victim (15) who was 7 years old when the alleged sexual assaults started in 2017 and lasted until 2021, has been reinstated despite his ongoing criminal trial and being out on bail.

He is currently making appearances at the Blues Downs Magistrate's Court.

According to court papers, the teacher was granted bail of R1000 in 2022 following his arrest when the case was registered with police in December 2021 by his estranged wife after his daughter broke her silence about the alleged sex attacks.

Separately, the teacher was found not guilty last month following a year-long the Education Labour Relations Council (ELRC) inquiry into two charges of sexual assault of a learner from another school and misconduct under the Labour Relations Act.

He was suspended in April 2024 when the ERC inquiry began.

Bernice Loxton of the ELRC shared the report and findings of the arbitra-tion and inquiry with the Cape Argus.

According to the document, the ELRC inquiry, prompted by allega-tions of a teacher sexually assaulting a learner, and held sittings between April 2024 and March 2025.