Teacher caught in alleged teen sex tryst

A case in which a Keetmanshoop female teacher is being accused of abducting and committing an immoral act with a 15-year-old grade 9 schoolgirl has been postponed to 31 July for further investigation.

Magistrate Melissa Elizabeth Mungunda did not ask the 45-year-old accused, Valery Bock, to plead.

She is facing three counts of abduction and one of inciting the underage girl to conduct a sexual act.

Bock, who is a Suiderlig Secondary School teacher, was granted bail of N$4 000.

She indicated she would be applying for government legal aid.

According to media reports Bock often took the girl to her house, allegedly to perform sexual acts, without the consent of her parents. The victim is a pupil at PK de Villiers High School, also in Keetmanshoop.

The police acted after her parents complained of an inappropriate romantic relationship between the two since February this year.

They also said their child has been abducted and when they searched Bock's house, they allegedly found the schoolgirl hiding in a wardrobe.

Bock is alleged to have bought the schoolgirl cellphones, clothing and food.

The parents allegedly do not trust the teacher and want the education ministry to dismiss her.



FRED GOEIEMAN