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An alleged paedophile \u2013 a well-known school sport coach \u2013 who allegedly groomed and raped a young girl, has been arrested after being persuaded to return to South Africa by his victim\u2019s father.<\/p>\n
And on Friday the 42-year-old suspect, who believed he would be returning to Europe where he was working as a coach within a few hours after landing, was expected to appear in a Durban Magistrate\u2019s Court, where the State will oppose bail.<\/p>\n
The suspect cannot be identified until he has pleaded to the charges. His sporting code has been withheld to protect his identity.<\/p>\n
He will face charges of possessing and distributing child pornography, grooming a child for the purposes of sexual assault, the sexual assault of a child and the rape of a child.<\/p>\n
The 14-year-old victim, who was 12 at the time of the alleged crimes, will not be in court as she was \u201cextremely afraid\u201d of him, her father said on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is one of the reasons why we want to oppose bail.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a very serious emotional risk,\u201d her father said.<\/p>\n
He said he had convinced the suspect, via the man\u2019s wife, to return to South Africa to \u201cface our family to explain why he did what he did\u201d.<\/p>\n
But after hearing the man out, the father did not think what he had to say was heartfelt.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe had a two-hour turnaround time and thought he was going to get back on the plane and leave.\u201d<\/p>\n
But, after the father identified the sport coach, he was arrested at King Shaka International Airport by the Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit and has been in custody since April 24.<\/p>\n
The suspect is an ex-employee of a school in Durban and was trusted by schools and parents under his sports programme.<\/p>\n
He was a family friend of the young girl and socialised with her family.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe abused our trust\u2026 we suspected absolutely nothing,\u201d the girl\u2019s father said.<\/p>\n
After becoming concerned for his daughter earlier this year, her father called in Marc Hardwick, a private specialist child abuse investigator, whose work, together with that of the police, resulted in the arrest.<\/p>\n
The teenager has been receiving professional counselling for eight weeks and was now recovering, her father said.<\/p>\n
The whole family was devastated and \u201cit will be a great day for the family\u2019s recovery to see someone prosecuted\u201d.<\/p>\n
Asked how he felt about the suspect, he said that unlike some of his friends, who wanted to rip his throat out, he was not a violent person, but believed that anyone who abused a child should face the law. – Daily News<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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