Judges Insist 76-Year Old Ex-Tennis Star Must Go To Jail For Raping Underage Girls
Former
Wimbledon champion Bob Hewitt has lost his appeal in South Africa to reduce his
six-year sentence for raping underage girls.
The
76-year-old had been granted bail in May 2015 after his conviction on two
counts of rape and one of sexual assault of girls he coached in South Africa
the 1980s and 1990s.
His
lawyer had argued that the sentence should be reduced because of the former
tennis star's old age and poor health.
But
three Supreme Court of Appeal judges said this had already been considered.
“You
must not overlook that the trial court could have imposed life imprisonment [on
Hewitt for the rape of a minor],” Judge Mandisa Maya said.
In
April, Australian-born Hewitt was expelled from the International Tennis Hall
of Fame because of his conviction.
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