{"id":89712,"date":"2015-05-18T12:46:54","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T10:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/89712\/breaking-news-bobhewitt-sentenced-to-six-years-imprisonment\/"},"modified":"2015-05-18T12:46:54","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T10:46:54","slug":"breaking-news-bobhewitt-sentenced-to-six-years-imprisonment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/05\/18\/breaking-news-bobhewitt-sentenced-to-six-years-imprisonment\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: #BobHewitt sentenced to six years imprisonment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former tennis champion and convicted rapist Bob Hewitt\u00a0was sentenced in the North Gauteng High Court today.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Bert Bam sentenced Hewitt to an effective six years imprisonment.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>In March, Hewitt was found guilty of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>Last month sentencing proceedings were postponed to allow Hewitt\u2019s legal team to obtain a psychological report for mitigating arguments.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BobHewitt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BobHewitt<\/a> is sentenced to six years in jail for crimes committed three decades ago. Justice delayed, but not denied.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Eliseev (@alexeliseev) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alexeliseev\/status\/600252455885086720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BobHewitt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BobHewitt<\/a> Judge: It is clear he doesn&#39;t suffer from a terminal condition and can be treated in prison. GN<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ewnreporter\/status\/600247241450860544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BobHewitt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BobHewitt<\/a> Bam: he also confirmed his financial status, assets are worth more than 10 million. GN<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ewnreporter\/status\/600242830582349825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BobHewitt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BobHewitt<\/a> Judge: Justice must be seen to be done, even for aging offenders. GN<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ewnreporter\/status\/600249901650472960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BobHewitt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BobHewitt<\/a> Judge says to impose sentence is a difficult job, as the crimes happened more than 30 years ago. GN<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ewnreporter\/status\/600243171801563136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BobHewitt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BobHewitt<\/a> Judge: the two children who were raped were at a tender age, a most aggravating circumstance. GN<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ewnreporter\/status\/600244401684750338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/SJFindlay\/status\/600243588614717440<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BobHewitt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BobHewitt<\/a> Bam: To impose sentence is a difficult task, more so in this case<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jacaranda FM Newswatch (@JacaNewswatch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JacaNewswatch\/status\/600243085763837953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BobHewitt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BobHewitt<\/a> showed &quot;no remorse&quot; for rapes he committed more than 30 years ago &#8211; judge <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/QB8yjzefPn\">http:\/\/t.co\/QB8yjzefPn<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/UzdutCqzqt\">pic.twitter.com\/UzdutCqzqt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCBreaking\/status\/600260373388865537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/BobHewitt?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BobHewitt<\/a> Judge Bam says rape is serious crime, and refers to various stats about the number of women raped in this country. 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