{"id":9174,"date":"2021-11-08T13:37:35","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T13:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/teacher-jailed-three-years-for-touching-student-inappropriately"},"modified":"2021-11-08T13:37:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T13:37:35","slug":"teacher-jailed-three-years-for-touching-student-inappropriately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/teacher-jailed-three-years-for-touching-student-inappropriately","title":{"rendered":"Teacher jailed three years for touching student inappropriately"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>A 55-year-old secondary school in Dowa has been sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of indecent assault for touching a student inappropriately.<\/p>\n

The teacher identified as McDonald Jubele Chikagwa, committed the crime on November 27,2020 at Byanzi Secondary School<\/p>\n

Prosecutor Christopher Daluni told the Senior Resident Magistrate Court sitting in Dowa District that Chikagwa indecently assaulted a form two student by inserting his arm in her skirt and caressing her thighs in the laboratory.<\/p>\n

It is reported that before this incident, on October 23 the same year while the victim sat under a tree within the school campus waiting for a female teacher, she was approached by Chikagwa who said she was so cute and that she had beautiful legs as well.<\/p>\n

The child brushed him off and just kept quiet until the next instance where he assaulted her.<\/p>\n

The issue was then reported to a certain Organisation called Tawina that deals with girls\u2019 education at Lumbadzi which reported the matter to Police, leading to the convict\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n

Appearing in court, the teacher pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled against him, prompting the State to parade four witnesses.<\/p>\n

Passing sentence, Senior Resident Florence Msekandiwana sentenced the convict to 3 years imprisonment with hard labour to deter other would-be offenders.<\/p>\n

Chikagwa comes from Mphanji Village in Traditional Authority Kayembe\u2019s area in the district<\/p>\n

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