A West Australian teacher who raped a schoolboy and gave birth to his baby will be psychiatrically assessed ahead of her sentencing later this year.
Naomi Tekea Craig, 33, was charged by child abuse detectives late last year, accused of persistently engaging in sexual conduct with a student at her school in Mandurah, a coastal city south of Perth, between 2024 and 2025.
She faced court a day after her last sexual encounter with the boy in December, and just weeks before she gave birth to a child, who police alleged was fathered by the boy, on January 8.
The victim was just 13 years old at the time.
Craig pleaded guilty to two charges of indecently dealing with a child under 13, five charges of sexually penetrated a child over 13 and under 16, five charges of sexual penetration of a child under 13, a person who persistently engaged in sexual conduct with a child under the age of 16 years, one charge of indecently deals with a child over 13 under 16 and one charge of possessing child exploitation material.
A hearing was held in her absence on Friday morning in Perth District Court, where her lawyer Michael Tudori told the court a psychiatrist had been drafted to assess her ahead of her sentencing.
“We have managed to find a psychiatrist, to complete a psychiatric report,” he said.
“It’s been difficult to find one, but we have, but I am seeking quite a lengthy adjournment until July 3 for her to do the report as she needs time.”
Craig did not attend the hearing and her bail was renewed on the same terms, which include no unsupervised contact with any children except her own and a prohibition from contacting the young victim.
The court previously heard that her sexual contact with the boy began when he was 12 in 2024.
Earlier this year, police confirmed a DNA test had been conducted after Craig – who is married – gave birth, which they alleged confirmed the victim was the baby’s father.
She is also the mother of a three-year-old boy.
She will be back before the court on July 3 for a sentence mention hearing.
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