A panel is to investigate sexual harassment claims by a female employee against SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) CEO Tubby Reddy.
But as the umbrella body's board was discussing the matter yesterday, an e-mail was sent from the employee's Sascoc account supposedly withdrawing the charge against Reddy and claiming it was "an orchestration" by Sascoc president Gideon Sam.
But several minutes later the employee sent out another e-mail denying she had issued the earlier one, saying: "Someone has hacked my computer."
She confirmed this when contacted by The Times yesterday afternoon.
The alleged hacker appeared to issue the e-mail to at least three different batches of recipients, but they all included what appeared to be her original letter of complaint dated April 21 detailing "inappropriate conduct" by Reddy as well as Sam's response to her from May 3.
Sam said after yesterday's meeting: "[The] board resolution is to protect both parties in the first instance.
"An independent panel will be put together to hear both sides and advise the board."
He said Sport Minister Thembelani Nxesi was being consulted.
The board discussed its own composition - at 15 strong it contravenes Sascoc's constitution, which stipulates a maximum of 14 - and agreed to vote out one of four co-opted members.
Sam said the board, apart from the co-opted members, would send its votes to Reddy by close of business tomorrow.
In an interview with the Sunday Times last week, Reddy denied the sexual harassment claim.
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