The company had filed charges against the young man but the case ended prematurely when Virgin Active withdrew the charges. The 18-year-old faced sexual assault charges and was due to appear in Stellenbosch Court. The alleged masturbator was also banned for life from the gym.
The defendant’s lawyer told TimesLive that the charges had been dropped as the company reached a settlement with the young man before he was due to appear in court.
Another furious gym member had filmed the incident and posted it on social media - the footage quickly went viral.
“I want this man’s face to go viral. This was at the Virgin Active in Stellenbosch @virginactiveSA. Absolutely abysmal behaviour,” the video was captioned.
