Five 10-year-old pupils testify how their teacher raped them

Julius Mwiti a teacher at Mugae Primary School in Buuri District when he appeared before Principal Magistrate Joseph Karanja at Meru on March 15, 2016. He denied 10 charges of sexually assaulting pupils aged between eight and 11 years at the school on diverse dates between November, 2015 and March this year and was released on a bond of Sh1 million with a surety of a similar amount pending the hearing of his case on July 13, this year. [PHOTO: PETER MUTHOMI/Standard]

Five 10-year-old primary school pupils have narrated to a Meru court how their English teacher sexually assaulted them over a long period.

The five, who testified in-camera before Chief Magistrate Lucy Ambasi, are among 10 children whom former Mugae Primary School deputy headmaster Julius Mwiti is accused of sexually molesting between November 2015 and March this year.