Sentenced to 5 years in prison, the former standard player will appeal

The former defensive midfielder for the Standard, Lierse, Germinal Ekeren, Antwerp and Courtrai Eddy Snelders (66) converted into a commentator to commentator SporzaFlemish public radio, which played nearly six hundred matches (594) in the Belgian first division, was sentenced on June 23 to 5 years in prison, including 42 months suspended, by the Antwerp Criminal Court.

The three judges indeed declared her guilty of public outrage, voyeurism for having filmed adults and minors (at least 862 cataloged and numbered files in files), exhibitionism, sexual assault on her neighbor and sexual assault on her minor daughter-in-law.

He had a period of thirty days to appeal, which his lawyer Maître Sanne de Clerck did just before he expires, reveals The latest news (https://tinyurl.com/3s849488)

The appeal only concerns the prison sentence imposed on it.

The call is the fruit of a long reflection

“My client has thought about the decision to appeal for a long time,” reports his advice.

“He hopes that the victims can also turn the page on this painful chapter and regain peace. Hence the limited nature of the appeal: we do not dispute the verdict on the question of guilt, or the qualification of the facts, not even those who are disputed by my client. Neither the damages granted by the court. In this way, the victims are in no way involved in the procedure …”

“Neither the company nor Eddy Snelders would take advantage of an effective imprisonment!”

“But deprived of freedom behind bars, he will also lose all therapeutic and psychological support,. Be precisely what allowed him, after all these years, to finally become aware and to reflect on himself …”

“Neither the company nor Eddy Snelders would take advantage of an effective imprisonment!”

Snelders himself did not wish to react.

Investigating call allows him to delay his incarceration at least.

Bé de Meyer, the ex-wife of Snelders, who has “all confidence in the appreciation of the court of appeal”, and his beautiful daughter, satisfied with the condemnation of his stepfather, will interjection for their part not calling.

“It would have shown that he is really aware of his guilt …”

But this will be the case of at least four other victims (out of 73, including 15 unidentified) who “do not want to be deprived of the possibility of making their voices heard,” said their lawyers Manon Cop and Emma Martin to the Latest (https://tinyurl.com/2dcxybk4).

The daughter-in-law of Eddy Snelders who had melted in tears when reading the verdict, hoped for the closed affair, and that Snelders did not appeal, “according to her lawyer.

“It would have shown that he is really aware of his guilt …”

Not just any player, Eddy Snelders!

Snelders was an important player in all the clubs where he has passed.

He played in the European Cup, disputed two Belgian Cup finals with Lokeren in 1981 (0-4 against Standard) and Germinal Ekeren in 1990 (1-2 against RFC Liège) but only one national team match, qualifying for the World Cup, a 3-0 defeat against the Netherlands in Rotterdam in 1981.

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