SPARTANBURG--The South Carolina Victim Assistance Network wants Spartanburg to repay a crime victim fund that was used to pay for municipal court office renovations.

"I hope to meet with (Mayor) Bill Barnet and (City Attorney) Spencer King to see what can be done," said Laura Hudson, the program's public policy coordinator.

The city spent more than $58,000 collected by law to help crime victims on municipal court offices and computer equipment, The (Spartanburg) Herald reported Tuesday.

The money should be spent on direct services for crime victims and not for improving offices for court staff that serve defendants and victims, Hudson said.