Sukulwenkosi Dube Plumtree Correspondent
A 32-YEAR-OLD teacher at Kwite Primary School in Mangwe is set to appear in court for bedding a 14-year-old former pupil at the school. Celestian Matsika allegedly proposed love to the juvenile last year when she was in Grade Seven. This year he took the relationship with the school dropout to another level as the girl frequently spent long hours at his house where they allegedly had sex.

The relationship which had remained a secret for more than a year came to light after the girl’s uncle, Zwelithini Vundla, found his niece who had gone missing from home, at the teacher’s house. Matsika, who was not willing to discuss the issue with Chronicle, said he was supposed to appear in court last week on Thursday but the matter had been postponed pending investigations.

He claimed he did not know that his lover was underage and referred further questions to his lawyer. An official at the school who preferred anonymity said Matsika who stays at the school would send pupils to invite the complainant to his house, so that he could have sex with her.

“Matsika was dating this girl who is a former pupil at the school and it appears that the relationship started during the time when she was learning at the school.

“Each time Matsika would send for the girl. Pupils would call her and she would proceed to the teacher’s house where they would have sexual intercourse. The girl would tell her parents that she was going to work at the family garden,” said the official.

He said there was pandemonium at the school on November 7 after the girl’s uncle found her at the teacher’s house. The official said on that day the girl proceeded to her lover’s home around 12PM after being summoned by pupils.

Said the official: “The 14-year-old told her uncle that she was going to repair a broken fence at the garden. Instead, she went to her lover’s home where they had sexual intercourse.”

He said the girl stayed at the teacher’s house until 8PM forcing her uncle to institute a search for her.

“Vundla was concerned that his niece had delayed coming home and he proceeded to the school. He approached us as officials at the school and we indicated that we had not seen the girl.

“He then decided to go after the girls that had summoned the 14-year-old girl from her homestead and learnt that they had been sent by Matsika. Vundla then proceeded to Matsika’s house where he found his niece,” said the school official.

A police report was made, leading to Matsika’s arrest.

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