Oprah Cleans Up S Africa School
Earlier this year Oprah opened up a boarding school for select underprivileged girls from impoverished homes in South Africa. The school, which the talk show host pays for entirely from her substantial personal wealth, has run into nothing but trouble since it opened its doors.
The latest scandal allegedly involves dorm matrons sexually abusing students, a sick irony given Oprah’s own experience of childhood abuse. She promises to vigorously clean house.
On the up side, from what I heard on NPR today, the police department in Johannesburg has actually pursued this case much stronger and more harshly than it usually does (apparently it can take months if not years to put these sickos behind bars)… I guess the celebrity status of the school helps.
In any event, it’s a very unfortunate thing when well-intentioned efforts go awry. I hope this gets dealt with quickly and appropriately.
Talk show host and media magnate Oprah Winfrey said on Monday she was "cleaning house" at her exclusive all-girl academy in South Africa after a dormitory matron was charged with abusing students.
Describing the charges — including soliciting under-age girls to perform indecent acts — as one of the most devastating experiences in her life, Winfrey said she had not renewed the head mistress’s contract and was taking other tough measures.
"We are removing the dorm parents, and as I have said to the girls, (we are) cleaning house from top to bottom," she said in a video news conference from Chicago.
"It has shaken me to my core," said Winfrey, who has herself told of suffering sexual abuse as a child and offered advice to other victims.
Former dormitory matron Virginia Mokgobo, 27, was arrested on Thursday on charges including assault, indecent assault and soliciting under-age girls to perform indecent acts.
She was freed on 3,000 rand ($458) bail on Monday after a brief court appearance and left the Sebokeng magistrate court, south of Johannesburg with a blanket over her head. The court postponed the case to December 13 to allow for more investigations.
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