Yes, Poor helpless Joost. Unable to control his lust. Shame. It's all the fault of some dumb little hooker.
Whatever!!
Don't forget; his wife was pregnant at the time, and his hand was too tired to help himself.

Seriously, he made a mistake. Not for the first time, if we are to believe Charmaine Gale. But, don't try justify it with such lame (eg. I was seduced; my wife was pregnant, etc) excuses....

Why feel sorry for the putz? - he dipped his wick one too many times and was caught out - let him take his punishment like a man!

Joost is not only an adulterer but a liar as well - and he's lied and ducked and dived the whole way. He has no integrity and no-one can believe anything he says now. A vital ingredient in marriage is trust, and that has been completely shattered as one betrayal after another has come to light. I really feel for Amore. Since Joost claimed to be a Christian (although not much fruit in keeping with repentance has been evident), what I have observed is that when people don't come clean and 'fess up, the Lord ensures that their sins will be exposed. God is more concerned with our character than our comfort. Only Jesus Christ can save Joost and his marriage - but Joost has to genuinely repent and develop that rare quality called "a pure heart" - undivided and sincere, i.e. no hypocrisy.

Who are you to point fingers - have none of you ever done anything wrong and felt terrible about it? Joost felt bad enough to EVENTUALLY admit and come to terms with this and deal with the consequences??? Yes, what Joost did was wrong, and I feel terribly sorry for Amore, but do not point fingers and persecute unless you are completely perfect and have NEVER done anything you have regretted in your life. None of us are perfect...Joost had to live with his conscience for many years and anyone with a conscience will know that it is not EASY to live KNOWING that what you have done was wrong and the fear of being caught out. Yes, it came out, let them, with God's help, work through this and let love conquer all. I have been in the same situation as Amore and I can empathize and understand what she's going through, but the Bible also teaches us, "judge not lest ye be judged". May God make them strong in their battle to overcome the demons that have come between them and draw them nearer to him. I wish Joost and Amore all the very best in dealing with this and working through this - walking hand in hand with God.

He made his bed he must sleep on it. If you are up to no good do not get caught, that is the only rule.

@Private - it is not judging someone to state what Joost himself has admitted to, that he committed adultery and he lied (all this more than once, it seems, as the truth emerges), and that he has broken down any trust Amore might have had in him. However, his public persona as a Christian is something else. All true Christians (including myself) acknowledge they are sinners, have repented of their sin and surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus Christ as they trust in Him. No, we are not immediately perfect (that's only once we get to heaven), but there should be evidence of a changed life where Jesus is now Lord. Haven't you noticed the truth of the saying "your sins shall find you out", with the number of people, whether prominent or not, who claim to be Christians and suddenly their secret sin is exposed? God (who can handle the fallout) wants them to come to repentance and be restored. This is the "godly sorrow that leads to repentance and brings life", rather than "worldly sorrow" (remorse at being found out) which leads to destruction. Denying, condoning, watering down, excusing or justifying wrongdoing doesn't achieve anything except to enable the person to carry on as before. What Joost has done wrong is a biggie and I certainly hope and pray that he will genuinely repent and that his marriage will be rescued and restored, for indeed we serve a God of grace - but Joost needs to deal with his character flaws, or at least let the Lord do so, or he will end up back in the pit again.
Please learn the difference between being judgemental (i.e. condemning someone to damnation) and exercising discernment of right and wrong.

Oh please, Joost is a liar and a cheater - plain and simple. Now that he is jobless and possibly even 'wifeless' he wants sympathy...