Green Valley High School teacher faces sex assault charges, police say

A Clark County School District teacher faces charges of sexual assault and engaging in sexual conduct with a student, the Henderson Police Department said Monday.

Anthony Coffield, 35, was booked at the Henderson Detention Center on Wednesday and is being held on $10,000 bail, according to online jail records.

Online court records show that Coffield faces two counts of sexual assault and one count of a school employee engaging in a sexual act with a pupil 16 or older.

An arraignment hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday before Henderson Justice of the Peace Sandra Allred DiGiacomo, court records show. An attorney is not yet listed for Coffield.

A Henderson police spokesperson said Coffield’s arrest stemmed from a monthlong investigation coordinated with the Clark County district attorney’s office.

A CCSD spokesperson shared a letter that was sent to parents from Green Valley High School Principal Kent Roberts, who acknowledged that a district employee was arrested “on charges related to an inappropriate relationship with a student.”

Coffield is listed as a performing arts and theater teacher on the school’s website.

Roberts wrote in the letter to parents that the school is cooperating with a Henderson police investigation. Parents with questions are encouraged to call the school at 702-799-0950, Roberts said.

Contact Casey Harrison at charrison@reviewjournal.com.