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The trial of a former dorm matron accused of abusing students at Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa has been postponed until the fall.
Tiny Virginia Makopo was arrested in October 2007 on 14 charges including assault, indecent assault and soliciting underage girls to perform indecent acts. The trial opened in Johannesburg last Tuesday (Jul 29) with Makopo entering a not guilty plea to all charges.
On Friday (Aug 1), the judge at Sebokeng Magistrate Court ruled the trial will resume on Oct. 22 - when testimony from the alleged victims will be heard, reports Contact Music.
State prosecutor Etienne Venter says: "I'm a bit sad. We were hoping to finish all six victims by now... We're going to try and see if we can finish all six of them in those three days."
If found guilty on all 14 charges, Makopo faces a minimum of 10 years in prison. She is currently free on bail.
