No bail for coach charged with raping boys

No bail for coach charged with raping boys

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors say a part-time Philadelphia youth football coach charged with raping two young boys had other victims.

Twenty-four-year-old Leon Watson faces charges including rape, unlawful restraint and child endangerment.

Investigators allege Watson developed a friendship with an 8-year-old and a 9-year-old and eventually sexually assaulted both of them.

The Philadelphia Inquirer said a prosecutor successfully argued at a hearing Monday for Watson to be held without bail while charges could be filed against him in three to five new cases.

The prosecutor also said Watson has a juvenile rap sheet that includes multiple sex crimes.

Authorities said Watson was a part-time coach for the Rhawnhurst Raiders football team from August until October and also formed his own neighborhood team called the “Little Vicks.”