Channel 13 continues to peel back the layers to learn more after the arrest of Jon Ponder, the CEO of nonprofit Hope for Prisoners, who is facing 20 charges for alleged sex crimes.
WATCH | Mary Kielar sat down with Rodney Taylor, who credits the program with helping him get back on track in the community after being incarcerated:
Former Hope for Prisoners employee shares concerns following CEO’s arrest
He graduated from the re-entry program at the nonprofit, then worked there from 2017 to 2020.
When asked about the first time he met Ponder, Taylor said it was at a pre-vocational workshop through the program…