Ex-Springbok coach Peter de Villiers sexual assault charges dismissed! Sexual assault charges against former Springbok coach Peter “Snor” de Villiers have been dismissed.
His section 174 application was heard two weeks ago, and on Thursday, the Malmesbury Regional Court handed down its decision.
The charges include attempted s.e.xual assault, sexual assault, and crimen injuria.
The decision comes after his attorney, Hennie le Roux, applied for a discharge earlier this month.
Peter de Villiers
De Villiers pleads not guilty
Le Roux told the publication, De Villiers pleaded not guilty to the three counts.
“What the magistrate found was that the quality of the State’s case was questionable, and if Mr De Villiers had to come and testify in defence, it would’ve been a possibility that he would incriminate himself and supplement the shortfalls in the State’s case.
“The magistrate said in her ruling that putting De Villiers in the witness box and ‘supplementing this confused evidence presented by the state would have violated his constitutional rights,’ Le Roux said.
“The magistrate did find the judgment to dismiss the charges against Mr De Villier. She said there was no prima facie proof that he committed the alleged offences, and any possibility that he may be convicted later.
“The magistrate did justice. This means our constitution is still taken seriously by magistrates. Clearly, he [De Villiers] is innocent. The charge would have been absolutely politically motivated. The man’s life stood still for quite some time. He got vindication, that’s all that matters,” Le Roux said.
Le Roux said De Villiers was relieved by the outcome.
Allegations
De Villiers was accused of sexually assaulting a member of the Good Party in her home in Kalbaskraal outside Malmesbury on 30 January 2023, after he dropped her home following an event.
The former Bok coach was a member of the GOOD Party in Vredenburg at the time.
The GOOD party revoked De Villiers’ membership and removed him as a member of the Western Cape provincial legislature after the allegations of sexual misconduct.
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