Horrific details emerge in child sex crime case against Las Vegas football coach

LAS VEGAS, NV - On Wednesday, December 4th, a judge set bail at $100,000 for a valley football coach that has been accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student under the age of 16.

According to 8newsnow, the coach, 45-year-old Antwone Washington, is facing nine felony charges, including four counts of using or permitting a minor over the age of 14 to produce pornography, three counts of statutory sexual seduction by a person over the age of 21, and one count each of first-degree kidnapping of a minor and contacting or attempting to contact a minor by a person of authority for sex.

Washington most recently worked as Valley High School's head football coach and also as a campus security monitor. During his court hearing, which took place virtually in Henderson Justice Court on Wednesday, Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney William Rowles told Clark County District Court Judge David Gibson that Washington confessed to Las Vegas Metro Police about having a sexual relationship with the girl.

He also admitted to the police that he took inappropriate photos of other students including a girl in a thong, and told them that he has a fetish where he likes to role play and likes to pretend "that these girls are in his home and that he's their daddy." Washington supposedly wrote an apology letter.

Police said they found at least four videos of Washington having sex with the teen girl, as noted in the arrest report. Rowles said that in one of the videos, Washington urinated on the teen and in another, she appeared to be gagged and bound while passed out as Washington penetrated her from behind.

Washington connected with the young girl as he approached her boyfriend in school to play football. Washington and the teen then began following each other on Instagram and like each other's photos before the sexual relationship began. Rowles said that school staff told police they noticed Washington having other inappropriate contact with students, such as a prolonged hug.

Rowles asked the judge to set Washington's bail at $500,00, arguing that he is both a flight risk and a danger to the community. Rowles said, "I think it speaks volumes as to Mr. Washington's position within our community when he committed these offenses. When a person is out in that position that he is and violates that trust, I think that speaks volumes to his danger in our community."

Rowles also said that Washington told his wife during a call from jail that he could not do prison time, implying that he would try to kill himself while locked up. Rowles said to the judge, "It's not a matter of if Mr. Washington is convicted of this matter. It's not a matter of if he goes to prison. It's only a matter of what he's convicted of and for how long he goes to prison for."

Washington reportedly told police he was "just wanted to be a mentor." Rowles said, "Judge, is being a mentor urinating on a child? Is being a mentor gagging a child and having sex with her?" 

Clark County Public Defender Tyler Gaston painted the picture that not only does Washington not deserve to sit in jail, but that he shouldn't even have a bail amount, citing that he is not a flight risk or danger to the community. Gaston then asked the judge to release Washington on his own recognizance, meaning he would be released without monetary bail and it would be his own responsibility to show up for his next court date.

Gaston said, "He has strong ties to the community. His family is here. He doesn't have any money to go anywhere." The public defender then pointed to Washington's lack of criminal history saying, "What possible danger does my client pose to the community? He's confessed to the police so he's accepted responsibility."

Gaston then pointed to Nevada state law. He said, "Guess what? The legislature obviously intends on people who are facing life sentence sex cases to get OR, why? Because you're allowed to get ORs." He then claimed that there is no evidence of sexual assault.

The age of consent in the state of Nevada is 16-years-old. However, Rowles said that the age of the victim was under the age of 16. Gaston said the investigation began after the alleged teen victim was found in a car having sex with her 16-year-old boyfriend's father. 

Detectives obtained a search warrant for photos of Washington's naked body to see if marks to the lower back and buttocks matched the man see on the video with the teen. The arrest report stated that a detective determined that the images matched. When detectives interviewed the alleged teen victim, she initially said she did not want to identify Washington because he has a wife and kids.

She said the relationship began in each 2024. The arrest report said that one of the videos was taken inside Washington's office located in the boys' locker room and Washington would take the teen to his car in the school parking lot to have sex. Washington said he was in a polygamist relationship and had a total of three girlfriends.

The high school principal told police that Washington told another teacher he was going to a swingers' retreat. At the end of the hearing, the judge ordered Washington to be placed on house arrest, to stay away from the alleged victim in the case, anyone under the age of 16, and all Clark County School District properties. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for December 16th. 

Valley High School principal Kimberly Perry-Carter sent an email to parents and guardians saying, in part, "We are informing you that an employee assigned to our school was arrested on charges related to inappropriate contact with a juvenile. They have been placed on leave per the negotiated agreement with the employee's bargaining unit and will not be allowed on campus."