Step forward, sex video duo

THE man who was wrongfully implicated in the Sandton sex video scandal has pleaded with the company who employed the couple to come forward and take responsibility for the incident.

The #SandtonSex video, which is how it has since become notoriously known, has dominated Twitter for almost a week.

It has sparked widespread conversations, debates and even spurred similar hashtags including #sexintheoffice and #SandtonChallenge while, it has been viewed, retweeted and commented on thousands of times.

Shot after dark from a next door building, the video shows a man and a woman in the act. The man is naked with his back to the camera. The woman is in a yellow dress.

While the Twitterverse expressed delight, faux shock and ribald commentary at the video, it is no laughing matter for Zahed Sibda, the father of two young children, who was incorrectly identified by a social media user who posted his photo and contact details to Twitter.

This week, said Sibda, has been a nightmare.

“I am deeply hurt by this video.” Amid the aftermath of the viral footage, Sibda, the managing director of a Sandton investment company, is urging the company below his offices where the actual assignation allegedly occurred, to name the real lovers.

“This company is remaining silent but they should do the right and honourable thing and come forward and tell the public that me or my company are not involved.

“They are protecting their reputation at the expense of mine and my company’s, but they must be held accountable for the actions of their employees.”

He understands why the actual couple in the sex romp don’t want to reveal their identities. “I don’t suggest they disclose their identities because I don’t want them to go through what I have been going through.”

The businessman, however, advises them to work with a firm to release a statement anonymously with the purpose of declaring he is not the man in the video.

Despite the gruelling week Sidba has experienced, he is grateful to those who have supported him through his ordeal. “I am thankful for the support of my family, friends, clients and the public who have been there for me.”

He also plans to hunt down the person who first posted his picture and sue.