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Former Tennessee RB and Centennial Coach Jay Graham Arrested in MNPD Sting Targeting Minors

Police describe an escort-site sting that produced felony counts, with the case still active.

Aaron Barnack, 46, from Erin, Tennessee, is accused of{ }agreeing to pay $1,000 for a night with a 16-year-old and her 17-year-old cousin. He was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (Photo: MNPD)
Anthony Proctor, 20, from Hermitage, Tennessee,{ }allegedly agreed to pay $50 for a brief encounter with an undercover officer he thought was a 16-year-old. He was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (Photo: MNPD)
Herman (Jay) Graham III, a football coach at Centennial High School in Williamson County, is charged with patronizing prostitution with a minor after allegedly responding to one of these ads and agreeing to pay $120 for sex with someone he believed to be a 16-year-old. He was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. (Photo: MNPD)
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Overview

  • MNPD says Jay Graham, 50, agreed to pay $120 to an undercover officer who identified herself as 16 and was arrested at a Nashville hotel.
  • Graham is charged with patronizing prostitution with a minor and solicitation of a minor for aggravated statutory rape, with bond set at $45,000.
  • Two others, Aaron Barnack, 46, of Erin, and Anthony Proctor, 20, of Hermitage, were arrested in the same operation on similar counts, with bonds of $45,000 and $41,000.
  • Detectives from MNPD’s Specialized Investigations Division worked with the Special Victims Division and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation using ads on escort websites.
  • Williamson County Schools removed Graham as Centennial’s head coach and suspended him without pay from his teaching position while the case proceeds.