HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – A former employee for the Indiana Department of Child Services was arrested after authorities say an investigation revealed she was making false reports about multiple families assigned on her case assignments.
According to an affidavit, supervisors reported concerns that Sara Wood, 35, was not visiting the children and families on her case assignments, but was filing reports within their system. An Officer of the Inspector General opened an investigation into Wood, and reportedly discovered that she falsified reports on at least three families in 2024.
Authorities say Wood reported having face-to-face contact with three different families throughout 2024. However, multiple people named in reports filed by Wood told authorities they never met Wood, or that the interviews only took place over the phone…