The exclusive South African boarding school financed and managed by chat-show queen, Oprah Winfrey has become entangled in yet another sex scandal, according to a report in the New York Daily News.In the latest incident, the second in less than two years, seven students and a Matron have been removed from the $46-million school after charges ranging from bullying to flagrant and repeated sexual harassment were filed. One student was suspended after engaging in these and other acts, then forcing her victims to lie to authorities so her crimes would not be discovered.
Attended by such illustrious supporters as Nelson Mandela and director Spike Lee, the Johannesburg school was opened in January 2007; An event which Oprah declared to be the proudest moment of her life. Her vision for the school was typically clear; 450 gifted girls from poor local families would attend grades seven to twelve and receive free tuition, uniforms and supplies. In return, all that was asked was to follow the rules.
Ten-months later, the world watched in horror as Oprah, herself a victim of sexual abuse, sobbed inconsolably as fifteen of her students recounted multiple stories of sexual abuse at the hands of a Matron employed at the school. �I am a Mama Bear when it comes to protecting my children,� Oprah said later. �These girls are like my children. That�s not just rhetoric, I take their futures very seriously.�
The Matron, Virginia Makgobo, 27, is due in court on June 1st, and faces a litany of charges including indecent assault, soliciting a minor to perform a sexual act, and multiple counts of verbal abuse. She has denied the allegations. Winfrey also fired the School�s Headmistress, and has vowed to distribute cellphones to the girls, with her number on speed-dial, so they can report future problems directly to her.
The story continues, but so far the phones have not rung.
Source: hotmommagossip.com