Former Orlando Pirates coach Milutin “Micho” Sredojevic has been found guilty of sexual assault by the New Law Court in Gqeberha.
Sredojevic was accused of sexually assaulting a 39-year-old woman during the COSAFA Cup tournament held in the Eastern Cape.
At the time of the incident, he was the head coach of the Zambian senior national team – and this was a year following his departure from Zamalek.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said the sexual assault happened at Wolfson Stadium when the woman delivered coffee to Sredojevic and his colleagues.
When the coffee was delivered, the victim allegedly asked Sredojevic if he wanted sugar with his coffee and the Serbian said no, before allegedly saying he wanted ‘another type of sugar’ while pointing at the woman’s private part.
The woman then laid a complaint to her boss, in turn, reprimanded Sredojevic and warned him not to do it again.
But Sredojevic is alleged to have gone further and touched the same woman inappropriately- and that’s when the case of sexual assault was opened against him.
He was arrested and released on bail of R10 000.
On Tuesday, he was found guilty and slapped with a three-year imprisonment suspended for five year.
