Durban – A sports coach from Durban, who was training an Olympic team in Europe, is soon to be tried there for having sex with a 13-year-old trainee, also from Durban.

Charges were put to the suspect in a European court on Monday after his arrest in May, soon after the suspect appeared in a Durban regional court on sex allegations involving the same girl.

The 41-year-old coach was granted R80 000 bail in Durban on May 9, and conditionally allowed to return to his family in the European country where he was – until his arrest there on May 18 – coaching one of that country’s Olympic teams for the Games in London.

He has been in custody there since, his Olympic hopes thwarted, and remains behind bars.

Details, such as the country involved and the sport code, are being withheld by the Daily News at this stage to protect identities.

The alleged victim’s father said in Durban on Monday that he and his family were ready and had set up a legal support team in that country.

“We are waiting for instructions from authorities there; from there we will decide as a family what the next step will be [in terms of statements and appearances],” he said.

He said that the family was pleased action was being taken, but was battling with a lot of stress.

“My daughter is undergoing a lot of rehab work and counselling, but she has been severely damaged by this man. It will take a long time for her to recover.

“She’s taking a lot of strain but she’s a strong girl.”

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