Former Middle Tennessee youth football coach surrenders on statutory rape charges

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — A former Middle Tennessee youth football coach has turned himself in on charges of aggravated statutory rape.

The Loretto Police Department says they received information that a statutory rape had occurred between a local male adult and a 14-year-old female juvenile from Kentucky. Investigators identified the man as Jason William Cromwell, who was subsequently removed from his position as the president of the Loretto Youth Football.

A grand jury in Lawrence County indicted Cromwell for aggravated statutory rape. Police say he turned himself in Friday.

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