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Survivors’ lawyers say Illinois has one of nation’s worst records on sex abuse in juvenile detention
ILLINOIS, JUL 16 – More than 900 survivors allege decades of sexual and emotional abuse by staff at Illinois juvenile detention centers, with 107 new cases filed this month, attorneys said.
- Over 900 former juvenile inmates allege sexual abuse by staff at Illinois detention facilities from 1995 to 2022, according to their attorneys.
- James, a former employee with the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice, has been accused of sexually abusing multiple juveniles during detention.
- Levy Konigsberg represents over 900 survivors and plans to continue their fight against the state's legal position regarding childhood sexual abuse claims.
- Survivor Michael Moss stated, 'The crime that we had to endure does not just disappear from our memories as a result of being sexually abused as a child in the juvenile justice system.
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* ICYMI: More than 900 people now say they were abused at Illinois youth prisons. Sun-Times… A new batch of complaints filed Tuesday include 107 new cases of alleged sexual abuse at Illinois Youth Centers and the Cook County juvenile jail. Attorney Jerome Block said his clients deserve compensation, though there is “no amount of [...]
Survivors’ lawyers say Illinois has one of nation’s worst records on sex abuse in juvenile detention
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits said Wednesday.
Survivors' lawyers say Illinois has one of nation's worst records on sex abuse in juvenile detention
Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits said Wednesday. Dozens of complaints, including several filed this week in Chicago, allege decades of systemic abuse of children by the employees of detention facilities. Similar lawsuits have popped up in states including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, but Illinois stands…
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