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WA Teacher Charged With More Offences After Birth as Police Cite DNA Linking Baby to Student

Police report post-birth DNA testing ahead of a court appearance next week.

Overview

  • Naomi Tekea Craig, 33, was hit with three additional counts on January 21, including sexually penetrating a child over 13 and under 16, indecently dealing with a child over 13 and under 16, and indecent dealings with a child under 13.
  • WA Police say DNA testing was conducted after Craig gave birth, and the commissioner said he believes the alleged victim is the father.
  • Craig was initially charged late last year with offences that include sexual penetration as a person of authority, possession of child exploitation material, and persistent sexual conduct with a child under 16.
  • Detectives allege the conduct occurred in 2024–25 at Frederick Irwin Anglican School in Mandurah, with the alleged victim’s identity withheld.
  • The case remains before the WA courts with a hearing listed next week, and the school says Craig is suspended, barred from campus, and that it does not believe other students are at risk.