Nquthu teacher hands himself over, appears in court

Police say the 44-year-old man handed himself over to Durban Central Police yesterday where he was charged with rape and sexual assault.

Two weeks ago, one of the videos surfaced, leading to the Education Department visiting the school.

The department says it has confirmed that the girls in the videos are pupils at the school.

He appeared in court this morning where the matter was postponed for further investigation as well as a bail application.

Education MEC Mthandeni Dlungwane was also present in court today.

"We are very happy that at last he has been arrested. Of course, this arrest comes out after the result of intervention to open a case of sexual abuse against him so we believe he's got a case to answer. We are very happy that now he has been arrested and he has appeared in court, his case has been postponed to the 7th so we are very happy," he said.

Last week, the teacher, through a letter's lawyer denied having had sex with learners saying it was adult women in the video, including his wife and his girlfriend.