The abuse case against Marco Borsato may not even come to court this year, his lawyer Geert-Jan Knoops told Shownieuws. “You can’t mean that,” is the response.
It is December 2021, more than three years ago now, when Marco Borsato’s career suddenly came to a standstill due to the report of a sexual offense with a minor. The Public Prosecution Service decided to prosecute him, but the case has still not come to trial. It now even appears uncertain whether there will be a substantive hearing this year.
Not this year, right?
The enormous delay in the case against Marco is largely due to the fact that his team surprised him in September 2023 with all kinds of research requests. So they suddenly produced ’29 exculpatory witness statements’. Bizarrely, said John van den Heuvel: “They have had plenty of time in those two years to bring that up earlier.”
Interviewing witnesses is extremely time-consuming and lawyer Geert-Jan Knoops is now delaying this Show news know that even a substantive treatment in 2025 is uncertain. “We asked about that. He does not expect it to be… At least, it is not certain that the substantive content of the case will be dealt with this year,” said desk chair Bram Moszkowicz.
‘Don’t be serious’
Show expert Bart Ettekoven is shocked by this. “You can’t mean that.”
Bram: “Yes, he let us know. Of course, I don’t know whether he estimates it correctly. Moreover, he said: ‘Marco will come when the time comes.’”
Presenter Dyantha Brooks: “Should we expect an Ali B-like case?”
Bram: “No, because he has announced that he will do it in a different way, but we will have to wait and see. That’s actually it. That is the news we get from him.”
‘Not just by us’
Bart is shocked that the case will continue to drag on for another year. “But that is…”
Dyantha: “Yes, I think a lot of people were hoping for this year.”
Bram: “Well, that is not certain, and moreover he says: ‘The fact that it is taking so long is not only due to the defense, but also to the Public Prosecutor.’ According to the lawyer.”