Director of Augusta, Georgia YDC Fired

The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle is reporting that the director of the Augusta Youth Development Campus has been fired in the wake of an investigation into a sexual assault at the facility.

Director John Brady was fired Monday, according to Emily Gest, director of communications for the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ). She declined further comment.

A statement from the DJJ, however, said a 14-year-old reported he had been assaulted by a 17-year-old on Sunday.

The Chronicle also reports that “two cases of youth-on-youth sexual acts and one case of abusive sexual contact” have been reported this year at the facility.

The Augusta YDC is the same facility where 19-year-old Jade Holder was beaten and later died on Nov 8. A 17-year-old, Michael Everidge, was charged after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was asked to investigate.

The GBI is also conducting the investigation into the alleged sexual assault.

 

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