Illinois lawmakers strengthen law requiring hospital care for sexual assault survivors
The bill’s passage comes a year after APM Reports revealed that dozens of hospitals violated the 49-year-old law.
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Illinois juvenile detention centers facing hundreds more sex abuse claims
Over 200 more men and women say they were sexually abused as children at Illinois juvenile detention centers, joining hundreds of others who previously joined in lawsuits. Three new lawsuits were filed Monday describing “a culture of sexual abuse” in Illinois juvenile detention centers between 1996 and 2021, the latest in a series of suits
Dozens more former youth inmates sue over alleged sexual abuse at Illinois detention centers
The same New York law firm that filed Monday’s actions filed a similar lawsuit against the state of Illinois in May on behalf of 95 other former youth inmates who alleged they were sexually abused as well. The firm also has filed similar lawsuits alleging sexual abuse in juvenile detention centers in other states.
State Supreme Court weighs constitutionality of lifetime restrictions on child sex offenders
Decades after conviction, man says limits on where he can live serve no valid purpose.
A church in Urbana-Champaign reverses on promises to address abuse allegations
Former members say Covenant Fellowship Church has reneged on its vows to investigate allegations of sexual and spiritual abuse. URBANA — For Janet Park, the events of last year feel like a waste of time and energy. Park is part of a group that last year brought to light allegations of sexual and spiritual abuse