Times Of Swaziland: SWAZI NATIONAL HIGH TEACHER  ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ABUSE

SWAZI NATIONAL HIGH TEACHER  ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ABUSE
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Jabulisa Dlamini on 12/06/2019 08:48:00


MANZINI – A Swazi National High School teacher has been arrested and charged
with the sexual abuse of two females, a University of Eswatini (UNESWA) student
and a pupil from an undisclosed school.
The teacher, Eric Mthokozisi Matse (45) of Kwaluseni, who was arrested by the
Matsapha Police under the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), is alleged
to have unlawfully kissed, fondled and touched the two women’s thighs, breasts
and private parts without their consent while they were at the teachers’
quarters. The accused person had allegedly promised to financially assist one of
the women with her school fees.
Statements
The first complainant, *Rose in statements recorded by the police revealed that
she stayed with the UNESWA student, *Khabo. She said while they were relaxing in
the house, Khabo received a phone call and put the caller on a loud speaker.
“I could hear that it was the accused person, who told Khabo to come and
collect some cash so I could manage to pay school fees as he had promised. On
the following morning, I went to the teachers’ quarters to collect the
money,” she said. Rose added that when Matse eventually arrived, he complained
of a stomach ache and requested that she brought him some water from the kitchen
so he could take some tablets. “When i fetched the water, he was already in
his bedroom. He called me in so I could give him the water, however, he placed
the glass on the side table and ordered me to sit on the bed,” Rose said.
She further revealed that while seated on the edge of the bed, he allegedly
shoved his hand underneath her floral dress and said she should not be afraid of
him.  Rose alleged that the teacher continued brushing her all over, her thighs
and further kissed her. “I told him to stop and cried hysterically, that was
when he stopped and begged me not to tell anyone about the incident. He kept on
apologizing and later told me to wash his soccer jersey and take it out to the
washing line,” Rose revealed.