George Tyndall, 76, was discovered dead in his bed by a close friend who couldn’t reach him by phone, defense lawyer Leonard Levine said Thursday.
Levine told the Associated Press there was no "evidence of foul play or suicide," but the coroner’s office is expected to perform an autopsy.
The college doctor died before going to trial on 27 criminal counts of sexual misconduct between 2009 and 2016 at USC’s student health center. He was initially charged with 35 counts before some were dropped, the Los Angeles Times reported.
He faced up to 64 years in prison if convicted.