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Nick Philippoussis, the father of Australian Tennis champion Mark Philippoussis has suffered a stroke while in the cell of a US jail.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian tennis coach had a massive stroke and may not face trial on charges he sexually assaulted two young girls he trained in California.
The newspaper reports that a San Diego judge was told on January 4, that the 68-year-old is catatonic following a stroke and has been hospitalised for weeks. Doctors confirmed he is not expected to recover.
Philippoussis was arrested in July 2017 for allegedly sexually abusing the two nine-year-old girls, however, due to his fragile health condition, Judge Michael Washington agreed to lift the A$11.7m bail and set a hearing in June.
This is a developing story.
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