Former PMB school counsellor jailed for child rape

Former PMB school counsellor jailed for child rape

Convicted child rapist Darren Goddard has been sentenced to life in prison by the Pietermaritzburg High Court.

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The 38-year-old is said to have abused children aged between four and nine over several years at a school where he worked as a guidance counsellor. 


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He was arrested in 2016 after concerned parents came forward about the kind of games played during therapy sessions.


Goddard was found guilty last year in March of rape, sexual abuse and accessing child pornography. 


Goddard is appealing the sentence.

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