When the complaint was filed, he immediately filed a counter-complaint against the complainant. However, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) now judges that there is insufficient evidence to pursue the defamation case and the suspicion of a false report. So she drops it.
After his acquittal, Marco Borsato himself also indicated to the Public Prosecution Service that he would rather leave it alone. “This consideration was not legal in nature, but based on personal circumstances and motives,” his lawyers Geert-Jan and Carry Knoops said.
‘Huge mental and physical change’
“The unforeseen long duration of the criminal proceedings, including the investigation, has placed an enormous mental and physical burden on him and his family. The time has now come for him to put an end to this drastic period.”
Borsato was accused of sexually assaulting the then minor daughter of a former employee. At the end of last year, the case was heard in court amid great media interest.
The question is whether Borsato will still perform
He was eventually acquitted of everything due to insufficient evidence. The Public Prosecution Service also indicated not to appeal. It was immediately suspected that Borsato would also drop his complaint of libel and slander and that has now indeed happened.
Whether he will perform in front of an audience in the future, is the question. After his acquittal, he indicated that he would not do this this year at least. “I can’t do it either. The desire and desire to sing is no longer there. I don’t know if I will ever be able to practice my profession again, even if the court acquits me,” he said at the time.
