HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – Henderson County officials report funding for a non-profit homeless youth shelter has been suspended after its executive director was arrested and charged with child sex crimes.
Officials said Only Hope WNC, Inc., was approved to receive $35,000 in non-profit funding from the Henderson County Board of Commissioners for fiscal year 2025/2026.
The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office said Michael Lee Absher, 35, was charged with two counts of statutory sexual offense with a person who is 15 years of age or younger on July 31…