{"id":20561,"date":"2013-06-20T22:38:20","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T20:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/tennis-star-bob-hewitt-faces-rape-charges\/"},"modified":"2013-06-20T22:38:20","modified_gmt":"2013-06-20T20:38:20","slug":"tennis-star-bob-hewitt-faces-rape-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/tennis-star-bob-hewitt-faces-rape-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis star Bob Hewitt faces rape charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=5711\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5711\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5711\" alt=\"Tennis legend Bob Hewitt. Photo: INLSA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/9edbf_1973841947.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tennis legend Bob Hewitt. Photo: INLSA<\/p>\n<p>Defamed tennis star <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Bob Hewitt\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bob_Hewitt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Bob Hewitt<\/a> has been called in to court in South Africa on charges of rape and indecent assault affecting women he coached when they were girls. He reigned as one of the greatest doubles players of all time, according to sources in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Hewitt, 73, who last year was suspended indefinitely from the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"International Tennis Hall of Fame\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Tennis_Hall_of_Fame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">International Tennis Hall of Fame<\/a> over the women\u2019s reports of sexual abuse, is due to make a preliminary appearance at the Boksburg Magistrate\u2019s Court August 16.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s National Prosecuting Authority has not identified the alleged victims, but at least two women who went public two years ago in a Globe investigation of Hewitt \u2014 Twiggy Tolken and Suellen Sheehan \u2014 reported they were abused in the Boksburg jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe time has come for the law to take its course,\u201d Tolken said Wednesday from New Zealand. \u201cLet justice prevail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Globe investigation uncovered allegations that Hewitt sexually abused underage girls he coached, from Greater Boston to South Africa from the 1970s to the early 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>Six women publicly identified themselves as alleged victims, and numerous others who were cited as possible victims either declined to be interviewed or could not be reached.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOvernight my life changed for the worse,\u201d he told a South African magazine. \u201cIt\u2019s been traumatic for us all,\u201d he said, referring to his family. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Boston Globe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/7782a_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tennis legend Bob Hewitt. Photo: INLSA Defamed tennis star Bob Hewitt has been called in to court in South Africa on charges of rape and indecent assault affecting women he coached when they were girls. He reigned as one of the greatest doubles players of all time, according to sources in South Africa. 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