A prestigious South African school, St John's College and an ex-teacher accused of sexually abusing the boys in his care have been hit with a R60 million (around 3.3 million USD) lawsuit over the alleged abuse of former pupil Julio Mordoh, and his subsequent suicide.

Julio’s parents, Teresa and Marcio Mordoh filed the lawsuit in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on 4 November, claiming compensation from the school, the school council, the former principal, and their son’s alleged abuser for “emotional shock, sorrow, and trauma, as well as the financial cost of the incident”.

We spoke to Teresa about the impact of their son's death and quest to get justice.