Overview
- Naomi Tekea Craig, 34, admitted to persistent sexual offences against a student that occurred across 2024–2025 when she pleaded guilty in regional court earlier this year.
- Police say DNA testing showed the baby born in January was fathered by the victim, who was about 13 when the child was conceived and born.
- Craig has pleaded guilty to a set of charges including sexual penetration and indecent dealings with a child and remains on bail under strict conditions.
- Prosecutors and defence lawyers have agreed to discontinue a small number of additional counts while they finalise the exact charges ahead of sentencing on November 17, 2026.
- The school suspended Craig’s teaching registration after her arrest and investigators from the specialised Child Abuse Squad continue to support the victim as pre‑sentencing psychiatric and welfare reports are prepared.