NATIONAL NEWS - Collan Rex, the Parktown Boys water-polo coach who was convicted of 144 counts of sexual assault and 12 counts of common assault, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison.
The High Court sitting at the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court handed down the sentence on Thursday after a minor delay. They had been expected to sentence Rex on Tuesday.
Rex who was found guilty of sexually assaulting teenage boys at the Johannesburg school.
In September, Rex was found guilty of the 144 sexual assault counts and 12 common assault counts, but the court acquitted him of more than 140 other counts — including charges of attempted murder, rape, sexual grooming and exposing minors to pornography — due to a lack of evidence.
During the trial, Rex pleaded guilty to 144 counts of sexual assault, however, the 22-year-old pleaded not guilty to a further 183 counts‚ including one charge of rape‚ 110 of attempted murder‚ and 55 of sexual assault amongst others.
