The lawyer for suspended South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) CEO Tubby Reddy says he is still waiting for evidence of sexual harassment against his client despite his repeated requests to see it. This emerged as the probe into acts of misconduct against Reddy was extended to the end of August so investigators could finecomb digital data from a desktop computer‚ laptops and the Sascoc server. Reddy was suspended on full pay a month ago pending the outcome of the probe‚ which was supposed to have been concluded by this past Friday. He has been accused of sexual harassment by a female employee‚ although other charges are also in the mix. Norton Rose Fulbright SA‚ the law firm handling the investigation into what it called alleged acts of misconduct‚ asked Reddy’s lawyer if they objected to the inquiry being extended until August 31. Dev Maharaj responded saying Reddy agreed to a "final" extension‚ but warned his client intended returning to work on Septemb...
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