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Ex-tennis cham Bob Hewitt convicted of rape in South Africa

March 23, 2015 15:02 IST
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Former Grand Slam doubles champion Bob Hewitt (right) look on ahead of court proceedings at the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on February 10, 2015.Former Grand Slam doubles champion Bob Hewitt was found guilty by a South African court on Monday of two charges of rape and one charge of sexual assault of minors, local media said.

Australian-born Hewitt, 75, had been charged with assaulting three underage girls, during his time coaching children in South Africa in the 1980s.

Image: Former Grand Slam doubles champion Bob Hewitt (right) look on ahead of court proceedings at the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on February 10, 2015.

Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

 

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