Former NFL star Nathaniel Webster charged with having sex with coach's 15-year-old daughter

A former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker has been indicted on sex-related charges involving the teenage daughter of a former Bengals assistant coach.

According to court documents, Nathaniel Webster engaged in sexual conduct with the girl in 2009 when she was 15 years old and threatened to kill her if she told anyone.

Assistant prosecutor, Megan Shanahan, said: 'When somebody has a gun with them and tells them I will kill you, your family, your grandparents, your little sisters, absolutely she was afraid to say no.'

Webster was a close friend of the girl's family while the relationship look place between June and December of 2009.

Webster walked into a Cincinnati courtroom with his head down and hands cuffed yesterday.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said the 33-year-old was indicted on one count each of gross sexual imposition and sexual battery and five counts of unlawful sex with a minor with gun specifications.

Webster could be sentenced to up to 36 years in prison if convicted.

Webster (right) in action for the Denver Broncos against the Oakland Raiders in December 2007

Court records didn't list an attoey for Webster.

At Thursday's arraignment, Webster pleaded not guilty on all charges.

His bail was set to $1,000,000. His next court date has not been set.

Webster played for Tampa Bay from 2000 to 2003 and for the Bengals from 2004/05. He finished his career with Denver from 2006/08.

Nick Fergeson, a former Bronco safety who was close friends with Webster during his tenure in Denver said: 'Wow, those are really heavy accusations to say he actually used a gun as a way to stray her not to tell someone else.'

'That's not the Nate that I know. The one thing I do know is there are always two sides of a story.'