Johnathan Paoli
Former Springbok coach and Western Cape legislature member Peter de Villiers is expected to be brought before a disciplinary hearing from the GOOD Party following sexual misconduct allegations.
GOOD Party secretary-general Brett Herron said on Tuesday the outcomes of the hearing would be known soon, following the suspension of de Villiers last month.
The hearing follows a complaint lodged against him by one of the party’s staff members.
It’s not the first time de Villiers has faced sexual misconduct allegations, following similar claims being made against him in 2008 during his stint as Springboks coach, despite the matter subsequently being closed.
It is alleged that he dropped a fellow staff member at home after an event and then sexually assaulted her, with the woman subsequently reporting it to the party’s national structure.
Herron said the party concluded its internal investigation and resolved to institute a formal hearing in
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