Teacher charged with indecently assaulting boys [1]
Monday, September 28, 2015 - 18:30
A 24-year-old male teacher at a Government Primary School in Tongatapu has been charged with multiple counts of assault and indecent assault of six young male students on 14 September.
Chief Superintendent Tevita Fifita said the alleged incidents were reported to the primary school's deputy principal, who then filed the complaint with the police.
“We arrested the accused on 18 September and charged him with the multiple counts. He was released on bail on 21 September to appear at the Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 28 September,” he said.
The accused is charged with six counts of assault and indecent assault.