Former University of Miami linebacker Nathaniel Webster was indicted on seven sex-related charges involving the teenage daughter of a former Cincinnati Bengals assistant coach.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Thursday Webster was indicted for sexual battery, gross sexual imposition and five counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Webster could serve up to 36 and 1/2 years if convicted.
Webster is alleged to have had a sexual relationship with the teen, who has not identified, beginning in 2009, when she was 15 and he was 31.
Webster pleaded not guilty at arraignment Thursday, and is being held on a $1 million bond.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters told the Enquirer, "It's a disgusting thing to live under the threat of this," adding "This conduct occurred dozens of times. … In his car, his home, a park nearby."
The victim kept quiet, "being deathly afraid" of Webster, until telling her father this year when he took another job out of town, Deters said. He then contacted police, who found found four guns and a small amount of marijuana when searching his home under warrant on Thursday, Deters said.
Webster played for the University of Miami from 1997-1999. He was drafted in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and played 9 seasons in the NFL with the Buccaneers, Bengals, and Denver Broncos.
