Pravilov was accused of fondling a 14-year-old whom he coached in January 2012, was arrested for having sexual contact with a teenager, indicted on child-molestation charges, and placed in a Philadelphia jail.
[5][6] He trained teenagers and professionals, including Dainius Zubrus and Andrei Zyuzin, in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area.
[8] Pravilov was accused of fondling a 14-year-old Ukrainian boy, whom he coached in hockey, on January 3, 2012, after he had invited the teenager to his apartment in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, from the child's host home in Wilmington, Delaware.
[9][3][7][5][10] He was arrested for having sexual contact with a teenage boy,[7] indicted on child-molestation charges, and on January 19, 2012, placed in a Philadelphia jail, the Federal Detention Center.
[17][18] The cause of the 49-year-old's death being suicide by hanging was confirmed by the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office on 22 February 2012.