An Avondale teacher tried to meet a teenage girl for sex, police say

AVONDALE, AZ (AZ Family) — A West Valley High School teacher has been charged with child sex crimes after police say he was caught soliciting sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was actually talking to an undercover agent.

Authorities say 28-year-old Domenic Brewer is among those charged with child trafficking after he was arrested during a sting operation last week.

Brewer faces one count of child sex trafficking(MCSO)

Court documents say Avondale police conducted the operation with the West Valley Sex Trafficking Task Force.

At the time, the website, known for child trafficking and prostitution, was running fraudulent ads, police said.

Authorities say the ad depicted a 15-year-old girl and contained phrases that implied she was a child. Investigators say Brewer sent a text message to the number listed in the ad saying he was 27 years old, to which the detective said she was 15.

After the agent said she was a minor, Brewer said, “Oh, wow,” and later said, “I guess I’ll try,” before asking how much money the girl wanted.

Court documents say Brewer talked about oral sex and expressed interest in a “full range of services.” Brewer then agreed to pay $150 and continued the conversation about whether a condom would be used and continued the conversation by suggesting he was talking to a teenage girl and a high school boy.

Detectives linked the phone number to Brewer, and they awaited his arrival after he said he would arrive in a black Volkswagen. He was detained after arriving at the agreed meeting place.

After his arrest, Brewer said he was the coach of the Phoenix Suns youth basketball team and that they played in many places, not just the Footprint Center. He also said the detective was a full-time substitute teacher at West Point High School in Avondale, the documents said.

During an interview, authorities say he admitted visiting a website that led him to an escort, knew the girl in the ad was 15 years old and that they agreed to a deal, the documents state.

Detectives unlocked his cell phone with permission, revealing text messages he had with the decoy, and later called his wife, telling her he had “goofed off” and been arrested for child trafficking, telling her he had tried to have sex with 15-year-old.

During his arrest, Brewer was found to be in possession of $160. He has since been jailed on $50,000 cash-only bail.

The Arizona family reached out to the Tolleson Union High School District for comment, but did not immediately hear back.

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