FORMER U.T. RUNNING BACK AND TWO OTHERS ARRESTED IN MINOR PROSTITUTION STING
In a prostitution sting operation conducted by the Metro Nashville Police Department’s Specialized Investigations Division, in collaboration with the Special Victims Division and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, three men were arrested on Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee, after responding to ads posted on adult escort websites.
The arrests involved undercover officers posing as minors: 50-year-old Herman “Jay” Graham III, the head football coach at Centennial High School and a former University of Tennessee and NFL running back who won a national championship as an assistant coach at Florida State in 2013, was charged with patronizing prostitution with a minor and solicitation of a minor for aggravated statutory rape after agreeing to pay $120 for sex with an officer posing as a 16-year-old and arriving at a hotel room, with his bond set at $45,000.
Similarly, 46-year-old Aaron Barnack from Erin, Tennessee, faced two counts each of the same charges for arranging to pay $1,000 to spend the night with officers posing as a 16-year-old girl and her 17-year-old cousin at a motel, with a $45,000 bond; and 20-year-old Anthony Proctor from Hermitage was charged with patronizing prostitution with a minor and solicitation of a minor for aggravated statutory rape after agreeing to $50 for a 15-minute encounter with an officer posing as a 16-year-old, exchanging money, and being taken into custody with a $41,000 bond.
This marked Graham’s first season leading the high school team, highlighting a stark fall for the veteran coach with a extensive background in college and professional football since 2006.
