Survivors and Attorneys Speak Out About Sex Abuse in Cook County Juvenile Court System

“We’ve got folks as young as 9 years old who were abused. This happened over and over and over again from 1995 until current. It’s still going on. We will continue to have press conferences and file lawsuits until the folks in Springfield and Cook County hear us and do something.”

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BG Files Additional Complaints on Behalf of 272 Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Against the State of Illinois

Bailey Glasser announces that it has filed new complaints on behalf of 272 survivors of sexual abuse against the State of Illinois, alleging that the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice failed to protect them from sexual abuse perpetrated by adult employees at State-operated Illinois Youth Centers and Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center.

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BG Files New Lawsuits on Behalf of 193 Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse in the Cook County, IL Juvenile Court System

Bailey Glasser and co-counsel have filed another round of new complaints on behalf of 193 survivors of sexual violence and abuse against the State of Illinois; the Office of the Chief Judge for Cook County, Illinois; the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice employees, alleging these entities failed to protect children from rampant sexual abuse perpetrated by adult employees at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (formally known as the Arthur J. Audy Home).

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National Cancer Survivor Month – Partner Sharon Iskra’s Survivor Story

A cancer diagnosis is a devastating shock to anyone. Not to be dramatic, but a second cancer diagnosis (despite you doing everything “right” the first time) makes you feel like you are marked for certain and impending death. I was helped through both of these by family, friends, and faith.

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BG Files Lawsuit Against the State of Illinois on Behalf of Survivors of Sexual Assault & Abuse

Bailey Glasser has filed a complaint on behalf of 95 survivors of sexual abuse against the State of Illinois, alleging that the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice failed to protect children from rampant sexual abuse perpetrated by adult employees at Illinois Youth Centers. As alleged in the complaint filed on May 6, 2024, between 1996 and 2017, hundreds of youths were victimized in Illinois Youth Centers.

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