Star College Football Player Faces Revenge & Child Porn Charges

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A Foul Move Is Allegedly Carried Out By The University of Nebraska Athlete

University of Nebraska running back and Bay Area native, Maurice Washington III, faces some serious charges after an evil act he allegedly made against his ex.

According to NBC Bay Area, Washington allegedly kept video on his phone of his ex-girlfriend being raped when she was only 15 years old. He didn’t record the video nor was he involved with the sexual assault against his ex by two former classmates. However, Washington allegedly sent his ex the clip with the message “Remember this ho* [sic]” last March.

Washington dated the victim during his freshman year at The King’s Academy High School in Sunnyvale. He’s now being charged under California’s “Revenge Porn” law because he’s accused of sending the women the video to inflict emotional damage. Because his ex was 15 at the time the video was recorded, Washington is also being charged with distribution of child pornography, which is a felony.

The victim, who only went by Taylor to maintain anonymity, talked to NBC Bay Area, saying:

“I tried so hard to forget it, and then to have someone just throw it back in my face like that and taunt me with it was just so evil. Maybe that’s the wrong word to use, but I felt like it was evil, like why would you ever want somebody to feel that pain that I felt that day?”

On Sunday, Washington’s attorney, John C. Ball, issued a statement saying:

“Mr. Washington will continue to be fully cooperative with the authorities in this situation. We are in contact with those authorities, and are in the process of making arrangements to move forward and resolve this matter. Mr. Washington has confidence in our justice system, and knows that he can rely on the fundamental constitutional rights of due process and the presumption of innocence.”

On Monday, Ball issued another statement saying:

“The narrative put forth today is that Mr. Washington used a video as a weapon to re-victimize his former high school girlfriend. That is not true. Without a doubt, Mr. Washington had absolutely nothing to do with that sexual assault. The communications between these two young people are yet to be fully determined, and there are additional facts and circumstances that give context and perspective to this situation.”

News of Washington’s arrest will definitely spread across the University of Nebraska campus. He was one of the school’s top recruits in 2018 and was ranked by ESPN as one of the top running backs coming from high school. According to a lead investigator in the case, the University was notified about the allegations against Washington last fall, but he was still allowed to play through the entire season.

In a statement released Monday, the University’s Athletic Department released a statement saying:

“Last fall we were contacted by the Nebraska Attorney General’s office and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln police department and made aware that officials in California were interested in interviewing Maurice Washington about a prior incident. Details were not shared and there was no additional follow up with the Nebraska Athletic Department. Recently, we were made aware that charges may be filed against Maurice in California. We have not had a chance to review the charges, and will continue to monitor this ongoing legal process.”