FRANKLIN, Neb. — A former Nebraska high school football coach already accused of having a sexual relationship with a student is now facing new charges.

A state prosecutor filed four new charges against 37-year-old Anthony Campana last week. He now faces first-degree sexual assault of a child, three counts of first-degree sexual abuse by a school employee and manufacturing a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct charges. He originally faced only one sexual abuse by a school employee charge.

The allegations date back to January when police found Campana in a car with a 16-year-old girl. At the time, the girl told law enforcement that she had sexual intercourse with Campana after she turned 16, which is the age of consent in Nebraska. The county attorney charged Campana with a crime because he was a paraprofessional and head football coach at Franklin High School, which the girl attended.

According to new court records, the state is now accusing Campana of having sex with the girl when she was 15 years old, which warrants the assault charge. The amended complaint also accuses Campana of having sex with the girl three different times after she turned 16, which warrants the three abuse by school employee charges. The details behind the manufacturing a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct charge simply say Campana committed the violation between Oct. 2023 and Jan. 2025.

In January, Franklin Public Schools issued a statement saying Campana is no longer employed by the district. He had been on the football coaching staff since 2018 and had served as head coach since 2022. He also was owner and head coach of the Kearney Hawks, a short-lived professional indoor football team that folded in 2017.

Campana is next due in court for a preliminary hearing on April 28.