(Salem, OR) -- Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has placed the director of the Oregon Youth Authority on leave. Several lawsuits have alleged a pattern of grooming and sexual abuse in OYA correctional facilities. The Professional Standards Office is investigating. Joe O'Leary became director in 2018 and was the deputy director prior to that. Kotek says there's a backlog of complaints which is unacceptable. Interim deputy director Jana McLellan was named the acting director. OYA has 900 youth between the ages of 12 and 24.