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County Discovers Youth Program Was Run By Convicted Sex Offender December 12, 2022 A King County youth program has recently lost its contract to provide services to young people. This loss comes after a recent discovery that the leader of the non-profit had never undergone a background check. A background check would have revealed that the program's executive director did not have the credentials or experience he otherwise claimed to have under his belt. In addition, it would have shown his status as a convicted sex offender facing felony charges for insurance fraud. Before this, King County did not regularly perform background checks on contracting agencies and subcontractors' employees. As a result, youth programs, such as the one at the center of this incident, could have individuals with relevant convictions working under their employ. In this case, multiple convictions concerning indecent exposure came to light after checks into the founder and executive director of a youth program that provided interventions and support for young people affected by gun violence. He is also facing an upcoming trial for felony insurance fraud for allegedly opening an insurance policy and filing a claim after crashing his car the same day. Furthermore, the program leader did not possess the psychology or social work degrees he claimed to hold. As a result, one of the lead contractors for the county terminated the organization's contract. The program's leader argued that his sex offenses were irrelevant to the program's work and that he does not work directly with minors. However, the lead contractor pointed out that the contract required all staff to work with youth. As a result, this breached the agreement, which already suffered from the director's seeming lack of integrity and honesty. The county's public health agency has announced that it will take action in the wake of this incident to ensure that it will not happen again. Moving forward, the lead contracting agencies for the county will require that all subcontractors perform background checks on applicable staff. This requirement will ensure they are qualified to work in these positions of trust. As this incident shows, all employers must perform background checks on their workforce. Running background checks has proven crucial for working with vulnerable populations, such as youth. In addition, these checks can reveal dishonesty about qualifications and criminal history that could disqualify potential employees from a position. Pre-employ makes background checks easy and reliable Speak with a sales representative today. Source

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County Discovers Youth Program Was Run By Convicted Sex Offender

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