Oprah Winfrey: Disappointed Over School Scandal Outcome

Oprah Winfrey: Disappointed Over School Scandal Outcome

A woman accused of abusing teenagers at Oprah Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa was acquitted of the charges on Monday (October 11).

The daytime TV show host is “profoundly disappointed” by the trial’s outcome, especially because she’s had her own history of childhood sexual abuse.

Prosecutors accused former school matron Tiny Virginia Makopo of trying to kiss and fondle girls at the school soon after it opened in 2007 outside Johannesburg.

Not having enough evidence to get a guilty verdict, prosecutor's spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga said, "The magistrate indicated that the state did not prove itself case beyond reasonable doubt on all the charges. We won't be appealing the judgment."

Of the outcome, Oprah told press in a statement, "I will forever be proud of the nine girls who testified with the courage and conviction to be heard." (Hollywood Gossip)