Former yacht club chief pleads guilty to three child sex offences
Michael Neumann, a former senior figure at two prominent Australian yacht clubs, pleaded guilty in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court to three charges of sexually penetrating a child. The case has drawn attention because he held leadership roles in sailing, including work connected with the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, before the allegations came to light.
The 47-year-old was initially charged with 10 child sex offences, but seven were struck out; the article also describes allegations included in the original charges. Neumann became general manager of the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria in 2019 and resigned in November after police began investigating. He is due to face a pre-sentence hearing at the Melbourne County Court.
- Michael Neumann pleaded guilty to three child sex offences.
- Seven of the 10 original charges were struck out.
- He will face a pre-sentence hearing at a later date.
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Michael Neumann held prominent leadership positions in Australian sailing as general manager of the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria and in roles connected with the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The 47-year-old is the subject of a child sexual abuse case that has drawn attention because of his standing within the sailing community.
Neumann was originally charged with 10 child sex offences. Seven of these charges have been struck out in court proceedings, leaving three charges that relate to sexual penetration of a child.
He resigned from the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria in November after police began investigating the allegations. He now faces a pre-sentence hearing at Melbourne County Court.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Sydney to Hobart bigwig’s horrifying double life: How ‘valuable’ Royal Yacht Club of Victoria boss Michael Neumann hid a child sex secret before everything came crashing down”.