Monthly Archives: September 2016

Bob Hewitt starts 6-year jail term

September 20, 2016 in Advocacy tagged advocacy / bob hewitt

IOL – Raahil Sain Port Elizabeth – Disgraced tennis pro Bob Hewitt appeared to have dodged the media as he handed himself over to authorities at St Albans Correctional Centre in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday. Reporters arrived outside the prison at the crack of dawn in hope to get a [Read More]

Hewitt Decision a Watershed Moment in Fight Against Child Sexual Abuse

September 20, 2016 in 2016 Achievements / Press Releases tagged bob hewitt

Following the news of the Constitutional Court’s dismissal of Bob Hewitt’s petition against his conviction for historical child sex offences, director of Women and Men Against Child Abuse (WMACA), Miranda Friedmann, said “It is unbelievably good news and a massive victory for adult survivors of sexual abuse. It shows that [Read More]