Court trial of school matron from Oprah Winfrey academy postponed for
second time.

SEBOKENG, SOUTH OF JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

The trial of Virginia Mokgobo, a 27-year old former dormitory matron
from the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa resumed briefly on
Monday (April 21). 
    Mokgobo, who entered the Sebokeng Magistrates Court wearing a towel
over her head to avoid the waiting media, is accused of indecent and common
assault, soliciting a minor to perform indecent acts and verbal abuse, while
working for the billionaire philanthropist Oprah Winfrey in the girl's
academy.
    The presiding magistrate ordered Mokgobo to show her face before the
hearing began.
    The trial was quickly postponed, with Mokgobo who has been granted
bail, being ordered to appear again on Friday (April 25).
    Winfrey, who has herself told of suffering sexual abuse as a child, has
described the charges against the matron as one of the most devastating
experiences of her life.