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Former UCLA Basketball Player Billy Knight Charged with Child Molestation Before Death

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Former UCLA basketball player Billy Knight, who reportedly killed himself over the weekend, was arrested in Phoenix on June 13 and charged with multiple counts of sexual conduct with a minor, sexual abuse and molestation of a child, TMZ Sports is reporting.

Phoenix news radio station KTAR-FM reports adds that the victim was the 9-year-old daughter of Knight’s ex-girlfriend.

KTAR also mentions how the allegations came about:

The allegations were first made from the victim to a mentor, who told the victim’s mother, who then contacted the Phoenix Police Department.