GA Fort Valley State U Staff Members Arrested Over On Campus Sex Ring Scandal

FORT VALLEY, GA. (THECOUNT) — Ernest Harvey, 47, Kenneth Howard, 56, Ryan Jenkins, 35, Charles Jones, 57, Devontae Little, 26, and Arthur James Nance Jr., 46, have been identified as the seven suspects charged with various sex crimes after a months-long investigation into illegal conduct at Fort Valley State University, located at, 1005 State University Dr, Fort Valley, GA.

The arrests include the executive assistant to the Fort Valley State University president, Alecia Johnson.

District Attorney David Cooke made the announcement at a press conference on Friday morning.

Six people are charged with pandering and solicitation of sodomy stemming from incidents in 2017 and 2018. source

Additionally, the executive assistant to the president, Alecia Johnson, is charged with six counts of pimping on allegations she provided a prostitute to the six men.

Johnson also has six counts of prostitution on allegations that she herself performed sexual acts for money on other items, and one count of conspiracy to commit fiduciary theft on allegations she conspired to take a student’s scholarship money in October 2015.

This is a developing story.

Anyone with possible information on the case should contact police at 911.