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Girls Sexual Assaulted But Oprah is the one Devastated By School Scandal,
Winfrey Speaks Out; Dorm Matron Charged With Indecent Assault Against Girls At S. African School: Video at linkDo not know where to start with this one. The children are the ones hurt but somehow Oprah is the victim. I have to admit bias here. Remembering how after 9-11 she canceled an overseas troop visit because she to busy with her book club. (CBS/AP) Calling the allegations of abuse at a school she founded in South Africa "one of the most devastating, if not the most devastating experience of my life," Oprah Winfrey appeared as part of a press conference detailing the investigation of child abuse which led to the arrest of a school employee. Last month, a 27-year-old dormitory matron at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy south of Johannesburg, South Africa, was suspended in connection with allegations involving indecent assault and soliciting under-age girls to commit indecent acts. Oprah it is OK, it's just their culture Tiny Virginia Makopo faces 13 charges of indecent assault, assault and criminal injury committed against at least six students aged 13-15 and a 23-year-old at the school. "When I first heard about it I spent about a half-hour going around my house crying," Winfrey said at a news conference. Winfrey, who joined the press conference via satellite from Chicago, said she was grateful to finally being able to speak about the events, as police investigators has asked her to remain silent while the investigation was being conducted so as not to jeopardize the case.
Assuming this really happened "I was, needless to say, devastated and really shaken to my core when I first heard this news," Winfrey said. Imagine how the girls are feeling Oprah She spoke with the founder of the Child Trauma Center in Houston, Dr. Bruce Perry, who informed her that, under U.S. law, suspected child abuse must be reported to child protective services, which is also the case under South African law, so she alerted Superintendent Andre Needling and told him that there was suspicion of some kind of sexual abuse. Sounds like the first thing she did was call for legal council. Lawsuits to be filed in 10, 9, 8... "I told Andre that I wanted to conduct an independent investigation to determine what exactly had happened and that I would appreciate his advice and his guidance in this matter." Needling said his department would work in cooperation with the school's investigation. No mention of worries for the children Posted by: Icerigger 2007-11-05 |
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