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Coach found dead of apparent suicide in Pa. jail
Ivan Pravilov in a file photo. (philadelphia.cbslocal.com)
PHILADELPHIA - Federal officials say a Ukrainian hockey coach has died of a suspected suicide while in custody in Philadelphia on child-molestation charges.
A prison spokesman says 48-year-old Ivan Pravilov was found unresponsive in his cell at 3 a.m. Friday.
Prison spokesman Darrin Howard says a preliminary investigation suggests the death was a suicide. An autopsy is pending.
Pravilov was a mentor to several NHL and U.S. college players.
He was indicted last month on charge he fondled a 14-year-old Ukrainian player at his Philadelphia apartment, and later threatened a teen witness.
Pravilov had pleaded not guilty to the charges.
His defense lawyer did not immediately return messages about the death Friday.
According to CBS Philadelphia, Pravilov's work involved bringing teenage hockey players from Eastern Europe to the U.S.
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