Abuse claim leads to Hall suspension
November 17, 2012, Saturday
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FORMER doubles champion Bob Hewitt has been suspended from the International Tennis Hall of Fame after an investigation into allegations that he sexually abused girls he coached, and his legacy has been stripped from the institution.
The Hall executive committee voted unanimously this week to suspend Hewitt indefinitely after an outside investigation deemed credible the allegations of multiple women who said they were abused by Hewitt while he was coaching them decades ago, Hall CEO Mark Stenning said on Thursday. Australian-born Hewitt won 15 grand slam doubles titles in the 1960s and 1970s and was inducted into the Hall in 1992. Hewitt, who is 72 and lives in South Africa, also was permanently removed from the South African Sport and Arts Hall of Fame yesterday.
The Hall executive committee voted unanimously this week to suspend Hewitt indefinitely after an outside investigation deemed credible the allegations of multiple women who said they were abused by Hewitt while he was coaching them decades ago, Hall CEO Mark Stenning said on Thursday. Australian-born Hewitt won 15 grand slam doubles titles in the 1960s and 1970s and was inducted into the Hall in 1992. Hewitt, who is 72 and lives in South Africa, also was permanently removed from the South African Sport and Arts Hall of Fame yesterday.
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