2nd victim alleged for Henderson teacher accused of raping student

Prosecutors say a Green Valley High School theater teacher accused of raping a student has an additional victim.

A judge set bail at $150,000 Monday for Anthony Coffield, 35, who was arrested Nov. 26. His bail amount was negotiated by his attorney and prosecutors. Henderson Justice of the Peace Sandy DiGiacomo went along with the deal.

Deputy District Attorney Brittni Griffith told the judge that prosecutors had filed a new criminal complaint.

“There is a new victim that came to light to the state, so there are two additional charges,” she said.

The updated charging document shows that Coffield is accused of sexually assaulting the second victim in 2016 and having sex with the victim, then a student at Spring Valley High School who was 16 or older but had not graduated.

Between the two victims, he has been charged with three counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual conduct between a school employee and student.

Defense attorney David Brown said the parties wanted $150,000 bail, with conditions including no contact with victims or anyone under 18 and staying away from Clark County schools.

Griffith confirmed the agreement.

Coffield, who was removed from his Green Valley assignment in August, is accused of raping the previously identified victim in a campus dressing room days before she was scheduled to graduate. She told detectives she became pregnant but believed she suffered a miscarriage.

Police have said DNA testing showed semen in the previously identified victim’s underwear could only have been produced by Coffield or one of his paternal male relatives.

State records indicate Coffield taught English and drama at Spring Valley from 2013 to 2022, then moved to Green Valley.

Brown declined to comment after court.

Although the allegations related to the second victim date back nine years, defense attorney Robert Draskovich said he did not think prosecutors would encounter statute of limitations issues in Coffield’s case.

Former Clark County District Attorney David Roger said under Nevada law, the statute of limitations for sexual assault is 20 years after the offense was committed.

“As I understand, they are charging the teacher with sexual assault for an incident that occurred in 2016, so they’re well within the 20-year statute of limitations,” Roger said.

Contact Noble Brigham at nbrigham@reviewjournal.com. Follow @BrighamNoble on X.