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

AVONDALE, AZ (AZFamily) – A West Valley high school teacher is facing child abuse charges after police say he was caught soliciting sex from a 15-year-old girl but was actually talking to an undercover officer.

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

Brewer faces one count of child sex trafficking(MCSO)

Court documents show Avondale police conducted an operation in conjunction with the West Valley Sex Trafficking Task Force.

At that point, a lure ad was placed on a site known for child sex trafficking and prostitution, police said.

Authorities say the ad depicted a 15-year-old girl and contained language suggesting she was a child. Investigators say Brewer texted the number in the ad and said he was 27, while the discovery agent said she was 15.

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

Court papers say Brewer talked about oral sex and expressed interest in “full service.” Brewer then agreed to pay $150 and continued to talk about whether a condom would be used, continuing a conversation in which he suggested he was talking to a teenage girl and a high school student.

Detectives linked the phone number to Brewer and waited for his arrival after he said he would arrive in a black Volkswagen car. He was arrested after arriving at the agreed meeting place.

After his arrest, Brewer said he coached the Phoenix Suns Youth basketball team and they played in many areas, not just the Footprint Center. He also said a detective was a permanent substitute teacher at West Point High School in Avondale, the paperwork said.

During the interview, authorities say he admitted knowing he had visited a website that would lead him to escorting, that he knew the girl in the ad was 15 and that they had made a deal, the documents say.

The detectives unlocked his cell phone with consent, showed text messages he had with the decoy, and later called his wife and told her he had “messed up” and had been arrested for child sex trafficking, telling her he was trying to get sex to have. with a 15 year old.

Brewer was found with $160 on himself at the time of his arrest. He has been in jail ever since on a $50,000 cash-only bond.

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

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