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Tiny Virginia Makopo, the former dorm head of Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership School for Girls in Johannesburg, South Africa, has been acquitted of child abuse charges.
Makopo was charged with trying to kiss and fondle female students at the multimillion dollar school built by Winfrey in 2007.
The talk show queen, who initially called the allegations “crushing,” having herself been a victim of childhood sexual abuse, said she was “profoundly disappointed” by the trial’s outcome.
Still, Winfrey emphasized, “I will forever be proud of the nine girls who testified with the courage and conviction to be heard.”
Mthunzi Mhaga, a spokesman for South Africa’s Prosecuting Authority, said the state didn’t prove its case “beyond reasonable doubt,” adding, “we won’t be appealing the judgment.”
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