Club soccer coach sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to sex charges

WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County — An Ohio Fusion soccer coach who pleaded guilty to charges in connection to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old player in early 2020 was sentenced to prison Wednesday.

Scotty West, 34, of Washington Twp., was sentenced to 60 months in prison. West was also designated at Tier III sex offender, the most serious classification.

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In July, West pleaded guilty to the two sexual battery charges and two counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles.

West had been indicted in February 2020.

Investigators were alerted to the crime West is accused of after the victim’s mother told police she discovered text messages on the victims phone, according to a 911 call obtained by News Center 7.

The sex assault was reported Jan. 20, 2020; two months after the crime was said to have happened, according to court documents.

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“Deputies spoke with a male juvenile who advised that his soccer club coach, Scotty West, had sexually assaulted him,” court records read.

The court records mention a sleepover at West’s Waterstone Boulevard condominium; however, additional details were redacted.

Ohio Fusion has not returned a request for comment, and West’s current status with the club is not known.

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