LOS ANGELES: The father of retired Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis was arrested on Tuesday at his San Diego home on suspicion of sexually abusing two children who he has been coaching in the sport, police said. Nikolaos Philippoussis, 68, will be formally charged at an arraignment scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in San Diego County Superior Court, said Lieutenant Greg Rylaarsdam of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. He was being held at San Diego Central jail in lieu of $2.5 million (1.92 million pounds) bond in the meantime. Philippoussis was taken into custody at his home in the Mira Mar neighbourhood of San Diego after investigators established probable cause to support sexual allegations made against him, Rylaarsdam said. Rylaarsdam said that the investigation was still “in the infancy”. The arrest made headlines in San Diego, where Philippoussis gives personal tennis lessons, and in Australia where his celebrated for his successful pro tennis career. Mark Philippoussis retired from professional tennis in 2015, having reached a top ranking of Number 8 in the world. In 2003 he played in the Wimbledon final, where he lost to Roger Federer.
Published in Daily Times, July 27th 2017.
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