A former campus gynecologist at the University of Southern California, who was awaiting trial for sexually abusing 16 patients, was found dead at his Los Angeles home.

A judge found sufficient evidence in August to try George Tyndall, 76, on 18 counts of sexual penetration of an unconscious person and nine counts of sexual battery by fraud, KNBC reported. According to the complaint, the incidents took place between 2008 and 2016 when the women went to USC’s student health center for annual exams or other treatment.

A trial date had not been set, The Associated Press said.

Eight charges from five other women were dismissed after four of them decided not to go forward and a fifth could not be reached, KNBC said.

Tyndall insisted that he was innocent and that he was conducting legitimate examinations, although he surrendered his medical license in 2019.

But Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler said in August that what he did served “no professional purpose.”

In all, hundreds of women claimed they were sexually abused by Tyndall, and two separate lawsuits against the university paid out more than $1 billion in settlements.

Tyndall’s death was announced by one of his attorneys, who said a friend went to his home when she couldn’t reach him and found him unresponsive inside. Attorney Leonard Levine said there is “no evidence of foul play or suicide,” the AP reported.

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[Featured image: FILE – George Tyndall in 2019/AP Photo, Richard Vogel, File]