Jason Dawson, 35, was indicted on federal charges Tuesday.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former girls basketball coach at Worthington Christian High School is facing federal charges after being accused of having sexual relations with two female students on the team.
Jason Dawson, 35, was indicted Tuesday on federal charges of sexual exploitation of a minor and distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography.
Dawson was arrested in North Carolina in March and extradited to Columbus earlier this month.
Dawson has already been charged with having sexual relations with two former students who are over the age of 18, according to Franklin County District Court records.
According to federal court documents, the women began talking last year and learned that they both had sexual relationships with Dawson during the same period, from November 2021 to October 2022, when they were both 16 years old. It is said that Her relationship with Dawson lasted until September 2023, according to court documents.
In November 2023, the women told law enforcement they had sex with Dawson, then a basketball coach, and that Dawson sometimes recorded them.
Records show one woman provided police with her cell phone, which contained four videos of her and Dawson between November 2021 and October 2022. It contained metadata indicating that it was taken in . The second woman allegedly provided police with text messages between her and Dawson and videos of the two of them. she is having sex
Detectives interviewed Mr Dawson in March 2024 after his arrest. During the interview, Dawson recalled making and sending videos with his former students, records show.
Worthington Christian's superintendent released a statement last month calling the allegations “despicable, criminal and contrary to everything we stand for and teach.”
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