Grand Slam Champion Bob Hewitt Rape Charges

A South African court Friday postponed to next month the sentencing of Australian-born former tennis Grand Slam champion Bob Hewitt.

Prosecutors charged the multiple Grand Slam doubles champion with raping a girl under the age of 16 in 1981 in Sun City in northern South Africa. Hewitt also was charged with raping another girl under 16 in Boksburg, a city east of Johannesburg, in 1982.

A South African court Friday postponed to next month the sentencing of Australian-born former tennis Grand Slam champion Bob Hewitt.

Prosecutors charged the multiple Grand Slam doubles champion with raping a girl under the age of 16 in 1981 in Sun City in northern South Africa. Hewitt also was charged with raping another girl under 16 in Boksburg, a city east of Johannesburg, in 1982.