As if the copious sexual assault allegations against Baylor’s football players weren’t enough of a sex scandal for the Bears’ program, there’s now more.
On Monday, the Waco Trib reported that Baylor strength coach Brandon Washington was arrested early Saturday morning in a prostitution sting. He has been released on bail and fired from his job at Baylor.
A statement from the Baylor athletics department sent late Monday reads, in full: “After a full criminal background check was completed and cleared, Brandon Washington was recently hired as an assistant in the Football Strength and Conditioning area. Baylor was notified on February 4 of Brandon Washington’s arrest and terminated his employment immediately that day.”
“When we arrived at Baylor we made a commitment to character and integrity in our program,” head football coach Matt Rhule said. “Brandon’s actions are completely unacceptable. We will not tolerate conduct that is contradictory to these values.”
The Baylor football program has not yet escaped the shadow of a massive sexual assault scandal that resulted in the firing of head coach Art Briles and the resignations of athletic director Ian McCaw and president Ken Starr. A recent lawsuit alleging that Baylor football players committed 52 rapes over four years suggests the issue was even more pervasive than we originally knew.
You’d think the least Baylor’s coaches could do to help rehab the program’s image would be to avoid being arrested in connection with sex crimes.
Apparently that is too much to ask.
