Accused of lying on grant applications, the Fort Oglethorpe Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocacy Center is under investigation.
Executive Director Kathie Logan said a member of Georgia’s Office of Inspector General performed an audit on Feb. 25, a month after receiving a complaint from a former victim advocate. Debbie Hensley, whom Logan laid off on Jan. 6, said her former boss credited her with teaching a class in Walker County last year that never took place. And local officials could not confirm at least two other events the center claimed it held.
A member of the Office of Inspector General confirmed it is looking into the center but said she could not comment on any findings until the investigation is complete.
To receive grant funding, the center must document classes and other community awareness events that it hosts. These are called “deliverables,” proof that the center’s employees are actually doing something with the money.
According to a March 2014 filing, the center received $38,000 from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and $34,000 from the Governor’s Office of Children and Families.