Drakensberg Boys’ Choir Schoolpupil has been charged for rape, a second family has come forward with claims that their son was also molested. reported that a 12-year-old son called his father in a panic after another classmate fondled him.
The boy told his father that he had fallen asleep and when he woke up around midnight, one of his peers had his hands in his pants and was fondling him. When they did make contact with the school, they were told that everyone was fine. The father then demanded to know why didn't the school alert him about the incident when his son reported it to the house-father. He also wanted to know why the incident wasn't reported to police.
Police spokesperson Thembeka Mbele said a 13-year-old boy was sexually assaulted while at school and a 15-year-old suspect had been arrested and made several court appearances.Drakensberg Boys’ Choir School executive headmaster Greg Brooks said the school had dealt with the matter “as soon as we were fully in possession of the facts”.