604. Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta

The Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta did not conduct a proper background check of their employees properly because they wanted to keep the costs of having employees low, so now the police are doing it for them. 3 times the police have arrested employees charging them with various crimes where the children became the victims.

It is safe to say that it cannot be fun to be at a facility where the police has to wait for crimes to happen before the employees can be ordered to act like the professionals they were supposed to be.

Sources:

• Third arrest this year made at center to help troubled children (The Augusta Chronicle)
• Lighthouse Care Center of Augusta (UHS Behind Closed Doors)
• Warrants detail alleged sexual assault of two teens by mental health workers (WRDW 12 news)