The Exchange Club of Waycross closed out Child Abuse Prevention Month with a detailed and sobering look at how Georgia’s investigative agencies work to protect the state’s most vulnerable residents.
Guest speaker GBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Jessica Hamilton was the guest speaker. She was joined by GBI Agent Taylor Hundley. SAC Hamilton walked members through the Bureau’s role in responding to and preventing child-related crimes.
She explained the GBI operates as a request agency, stepping in when local sheriff’s offices or police departments call for assistance. The Douglas Regional Office, which covers 11 counties, includes agents specially trained in forensic interviewing, child-abuse investigations, sexual-assault cases, and child-abduction response.
