Baylor assistant fired; charged with soliciting prostitute
WACO, Texas — Baylor University fired a newly hired assistant strength and conditioning coach after he was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge, the latest legal development at a school wracked a by a sexual assault scandal.
Brandon Washington was fired Saturday after school officials learned he had been arrested earlier in the day on a misdemeanour punishable by up to 180 days in a jail and a $2,000 fine.
Deputies arrested the 33-year-old coach at a Waco-area hotel, McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara said.
“When we arrived at Baylor, we made a commitment to character and integrity in our program,” new football coach Matt Rhule said. “Brandon’s actions are completely unacceptable. We will not tolerate conduct that is contradictory to these values.”