NEW: Former Newport Tennis Hall of Famer Hewitt Found Guilty of Rape & Assault
Monday, March 23, 2015
Former tennis Grand Slam Champion Bob Hewitt has been found guilty of raping and assaulting young girls the he was coaching in the 1980's on Monday in South Africa.
Hewitt, now 75, pled not guilty to the two charges that were brought against him in 2013.
During his tennis career, Bob Hewitt won multiple grand slam titles in doubles action from the 1960'sand 70's and was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport in 1992.
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A date for sentencing has not been set.