Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse, Bears Boy's Child

Naomi Tekea Craig, a 33-year-old married music teacher at Frederick Irwin Anglican School in Mandurah, Western Australia, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to 15 charges related to the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old boy over a 14-month period starting in October 2024. The abuse, which prosecutors described as a calculated betrayal of trust, continued until Craig was eight months pregnant and culminated in her giving birth to the boy's child in January 2025.

Craig appeared via audio link in Mandurah Magistrates Court, where Magistrate Clare Cullen read out the charges, including multiple counts of sexual penetration of a child under 13, sexual penetration of a child aged 13 to 15, indecent dealings with a child under 13, and possession of child exploitation material. To each charge, Craig responded, "Guilty, your honour." The case was fast-tracked to the District Court for a sentencing mention on March 27, with Craig required to attend in person. Bail was extended under strict conditions, prohibiting unsupervised contact with anyone under 18 except her newborn, born on January 8. A DNA test on the placenta confirmed the boy as the father.

The offending began shortly after Craig, then a...