BG Files New Complaints Against the State of Illinois on Behalf of 133 Sex Abuse Survivors
MEDIA REQUESTS: To schedule an interview with counsel or for other media inquiries, please contact D. Todd Mathews at 618.520.3342 or tmathews@baileyglasser.com.
Bailey Glasser announces the filing of new complaints on behalf of 133 survivors of sexual abuse against the State of Illinois, bringing the total number of survivors represented in these lawsuits to 800.
Our lawsuits allege that the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice failed to protect these men and women, then minors, from sexual abuse perpetrated by adult employees at State-operated Illinois Youth Centers and Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. As alleged in the new complaints filed on Monday, February 10, between 1996 and 2021, hundreds of youths were victimized in Illinois Youth Centers by male and female staff, with most victims being under the age of 16 at the time of abuse. While we continue filing cases on behalf of sex abuse survivors, the State of Illinois is moving to dismiss previously filed complaints.
Bailey & Glasser, LLP is on the forefront of lawsuits seeking justice on behalf of childhood sexual abuse survivors, including cases filed on behalf of hundreds of survivors against the State of Illinois since May 2024, as well as representing hundreds of survivors in the State of Maryland related to abuse in its juvenile hall detention facilities.
On Tuesday, February 11, at 11:30 a.m. Bailey Glasser partner D. Todd Mathews will hold a press conference along with co-counsel from Levy & Konigsberg LLP and numerous survivors, to speak out about the decades of physical, psychological, and emotional abuse suffered in Illinois juvenile detention centers. It is taking place at Ten North Dearborn Street, Seventh Floor, Chicago, IL 60602.
To watch the press conference, view this LiveStream link.
In addition to D. Todd Mathews, the Bailey Glasser team in this case includes founding partner Brian A. Glasser; partner and Mass Tort Practice Group Leader David Selby; and lawyer Samira Bode. Co-counsel includes Levy & Konigsberg LLP, DiCello Levitt LLP, and Anapol Weiss.
MEDIA REQUESTS: To schedule an interview with counsel or for other media inquiries, please contact D. Todd Mathews at 618.520.3342 or tmathews@baileyglasser.com.
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