Oprah: Most Girls Thrive at My School

Teen student brought infant in bag to hospital while seeking treatment

(NEWSER) - More bad news for Oprah Winfrey's scandal-plagued school in South Africa: A dead infant was discovered in a bag belonging to a student brought to the hospital for excessive bleeding, reports E! The 17-year-old girl remains in the hospital, and officials believe she gave birth at Winfrey's Leadership Academy for Girls. Officials aren't saying whether foul play is suspected, and Winfrey's reps aren't commenting, given that the case involves a minor. More»

'Forever proud of 9 girls who testified' against academy matron

(NEWSER) - Oprah Winfrey lashed out today after a South African court acquitted a former dorm matron at her elite girls school on charges of molestation, reports TMZ. "We began this child molestation trial in 2008," she said in a statement. "More than two years later, I am profoundly disappointed at the outcome of the trial." The talk show queen lauded "the nine girls who testified with the courage and conviction to be heard." More»

(NEWSER) - A new sex scandal has hit Oprah Winfrey's elite girls school in South Africa, the second in less than two years, reports the New York Daily News. Seven students have been suspended for sexually harassing classmates, including bullying students and "physical contact of a sexual nature," said a letter sent to a parent. Oprah sobbed on the air last year after a dorm superviser was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting several students. More»

Former dorm matron pleads not guilty

(NEWSER) - The former dorm matron at Oprah Winfrey’s $40 million Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa pleaded not guilty to abuse charges today, Reuters reports. Virginia Mokgoba, 27, was charged in November with assault, harassment, soliciting a minor to perform indecent acts, and verbal abuse. Testimony from six teenage victims is expected Friday via closed video. More»

Winfrey vows to clean house after sex-abuse charges

(NEWSER) - When first told of abuse allegations at her South African school for disadvantaged girls, Oprah Winfrey "spent about a half-hour going around my house crying," the talk show star said today. Winfrey, who has publicly discussed the abuse she suffered as a child, called the incident "one of most devastating experiences of my life," the AP reports. More»