Ex-Orlando Pirates coach Micho acquitted of sexual assault

Former Orlando Pirates coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic has been acquitted of sexual assault he was initially convicted for.

Sep 9, 2022 - 13:13
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Ex-Orlando Pirates coach Micho acquitted of sexual assault

Former Orlando Pirates coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has been acquitted of sexual assault he was initially convicted for.

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Sredojevic was accused of sexually assaulting a 39-year-old woman during the 2020 COSAFA Cup tournament which was held in the Eastern Cape.

At the time, Sredojevic was the head coach of the Zambian senior national team – and this was a year after he had left Pirates for Zamalek.

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According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), the sexual assault happened at Wolfson Stadium when the woman delivered coffee to Sredojevic and his colleagues.

Upon delivering coffee, the victim allegedly asked Sredojevic if he wanted sugar with his coffee but the Serbian mentor said no, before allegedly saying he wanted ‘another type of sugar’ while pointing at the woman’s private parts.

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The said woman then laid a complaint to her boss who, in turn, reprimanded Sredojevic and warned him not to do it again.

However, Sredojevic allegedly went further later that day, touching the same woman inappropriately – and that’s when the case of sexual assault was opened against the now Uganda head coach.

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Sredojevic was arrested and released on a R10 000 bail.

Sredojevic had been in and out of the court until he was found guilty subsequently slapped with a three-year imprisonment suspended for five years on 19 October 2021.

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Micho then took the matter on appeal, and he was successful and subsequently acquitted of the charge against him, as per Unplayable.

MICHO SREDOJEVIC ACQUITTED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT – STATEMENTS