Oprah tries to mitigate damage at South African girls academy
After accusations of abuse at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy in South Africa, Oprah is attempting to maintain her living legacy by “cleaning house”, replacing all of the dorm parents effective immediately:
“We are removing the dorm parents, and as I have said to the girls, (we are) cleaning house from top to bottom,” she said in a video news conference from Chicago.
“It has shaken me to my core,” said Winfrey, who has herself told of suffering sexual abuse as a child and offered advice to other victims.
Former dormitory matron Virginia Mokgobo, 27, was arrested on Thursday on charges including assault, indecent assault and soliciting under-age girls to perform indecent acts.
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