Lawsuit alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide
Release time：2024-05-07 16:55:40 Source：Global Graph news portal
CHICAGO (AP) — Child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades, according to disturbing accounts in a lawsuit filed Monday by 95 men and women housed at the youth centers as children.
The lawsuit details alleged incidents of abuse from 1996 to 2017, including gang rape, forced oral sex, beatings and groping of children by corrections officers, sergeants, nurses, therapists, a chaplain and others at nine youth centers. Many plaintiffs said they were threatened or rewarded to keep quiet.
“The State of Illinois has allowed a culture of abuse at Illinois Youth Centers to flourish unabated,” the 186-page complaint said.
The lawsuit, filed in the Illinois Court of Claims, follows similar harrowing allegations of child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers in Maryland, New Jersey, New Hampshire, California and New York City. Some cases have gone to trial or resulted in settlements; arrests have been infrequent.
- Previous：Boca Raton's most expensive waterfront property sold for $40M
- Next：One natural gas transport plan killed in New Jersey as another forges ahead
Related articles
- Biden speaks with Netanyahu as Israelis appear closer to major Rafah offensive
- Takeaways from the opening statements in Trump's hush money trial
- Orioles put outfielder Austin Hays on injured list and cut Peyton Burdick
- UN's commission on science and technology elects new chair
- Donald Trump calls Joe Biden weak on antisemitism, ignoring his own rhetoric
- Rays place struggling closer Pete Fairbanks on injured list with nerve
- David Beckham gushes over his wife Victoria's age
- Chicago Bears schedule a Wednesday announcement on new stadium near lakefront
- Former cruise ship worker reveals the six things she would NEVER do on board
- The Crown: Fact or Fiction
- Hospital operator Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy protection
- Kepler has 3 RBIs in return from injured list; Twins beat White Sox 7
- Stock market today: Asian stocks track Wall Street gains ahead of earnings reports
- Warwick Davis will in new project with his daughter after death of his wife Samantha
- Paedophile hunter reveals he caught his wife's cousin trying to meet up with children online
- Israel's Netanyahu says to increase pressure on Hamas
- Man charged with hate crime for vandalizing Islamic center at Rutgers, prosecutors say
- Stalker bodybuilder, 32, is branded a monster by his girlfriend after he smashed up her house
- Woman in Minnesota accused in the deaths of 2 children
- World Championship should move from 'SMELLY' Crucible, insists snooker star
Random recommendation
- Copyright © 2024 Powered by Lawsuit alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide ,Global Graph news portal sitemap