Midday Edition: Hewitt sentenced
BOB HEWITT - Former Grand Slam tennis star Bob Hewitt has been sentenced to an effective six years behind bars.
This includes eight years each for every rape conviction and two years for indecent assault.
He must also pay the total of a R100 000 to the Department of Justice for its campaigns about violence against women and children.
Judge Bert Bam sentenced Hewitt in the High Court in Pretoria, following his conviction on two counts of rape and one of indecent assault while he was coaching tennis to young girls in 1980s.
Judge Bam said Hewitt abused his father figure role, and showed no remorse some 30 years later while the crimes are still haunting the victims.
While the women are sitting side-by-side in the public gallery, Hewitt started out in front of him, while Bam said he took Hewitt's age of 75 into account, and added that it is not uncommon to sentence an ageing man.
Anton Meijer reports from court...
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Sithole was attacked in broad daylight last month, and died in hospital.
The court found that there is no evidence that the two would not try to flee, while out on bail.
Aunt Anna Sithole was at court, with other family members...
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Maimane was addressing the American Chamber of Commerce...
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