Earlier this year on April 12, Fort Valley State University was caught in a prostitution scandal ran by the executive assistant to the University’s president Alicia Jonson. Johnson also served as the on-campus graduate advisor to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Johnson is reported to have used her power at the University to supply multiple clients with women.
Last Friday arrest warrants were issued for seven individuals in the scandal. Including Johnson and six men who were clients between 2017 and earlier this year reports WSB-TV. The clients are listed below.
Kenneth Howard,56, serves as the Hinesville city manager; assistant principal at Huntington Middle School Ernest Harvey; Pastor and mortician Auther Nance Jr.; Charles Jones, the University’s chief legal counsel was also charged and they are all expected to turn themselves in by Tuesday.
All six men are charged with pandering and solicitation of sodomy stemming from the time period mentioned previously. Johnson has a lot more to worry about, facing six counts of pimping and six counts of prostitution.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports she is also charged with conspiracy to commit fiduciary theft stemming from allegations she conspired to take scholarship money from a student in October 2015.n.
Fort Valley State released a two-paragraph statement on Friday afternoon.
Today we learned that two former FVSU employees have been charged with illicit conduct. We appreciate the work of the GBI in conducting this investigation, which began in April 2018 when administrators received two separate reports alleging wrongdoing. The University System of Georgia (USG) in conjunction with FVSU began an immediate investigation in accordance with its policies. The USG notified Georgia’s Office of the Attorney General, and the case was ultimately referred to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
FVSU has promised its students that their safety and security is our first priority, and we fully support the application of the judicial process. We have consistently and aggressively worked with the University System of Georgia and law enforcement to ensure that anyone who allegedly puts our students at risk is investigated thoroughly and expeditiously, and have advocated for the most appropriate standards to be applied. While we cannot comment on the details of an ongoing investigation, we expect anyone who has compromised the trust of our students to be held accountable with all deliberate speed.