Levy Konigsberg attorneys Jerome Block, Jacob Jordan and co-counsel have filed lawsuits on behalf of over 200 men and women who were sexually abused by staff members while they were incarcerated as children in Illinois juvenile correctional facilities.

NEW YORK, June 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Levy Konigsberg and his co-counsel filed further lawsuits on behalf of survivors of sexual abuse against the State of Illinoiswhich follows a similar lawsuit filed earlier this month, bringing the total number of survivors to over 200 who have filed suit against the State of IllinoisThe complaints claim that the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice failed to protect children from rampant sexual abuse by adult staff at Illinois Youth Centers in Chicago, MurphysboroValley view, Joliet, Kewanee, Warrenville, St. CharlesPere Marquette and HarrisburgSo far, Levy Konigsberg and his co-counsel have filed lawsuits against the State of Illinois on behalf of over 200 men and women who were abused as children in these detention centers. These lawsuits are the latest in a series of lawsuits alleging abuse in juvenile detention centers led by Levy Konigsberg and his co-counsel.

Juvenile detention centers throughout Illinois have been under scrutiny for years for failing to protect juvenile inmates from violence and sexual abuse by staff. Several facilities have been identified by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) as having the highest rates of sexual assault in the country. From civil lawsuits and criminal prosecutions of abusive guards to alarming investigative findings, the record shows that the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) and other agencies that operate prisons or facilities that house juvenile inmates have failed to curb a culture of secrecy and cover-up that has enabled decades of ongoing staff abuse of inmates.

The lawsuits filed by Levy Konigsberg were brought under the recently amended Childhood Sexual Abuse Act, codified at 735 ILCS 5/13-202.2. The Child Sexual Abuse Act provides victims of this type of sexual abuse with legal avenues to seek compensation from their abusers and the institutions that enabled the abuse. It extends the time period within which survivors of sexual abuse can come forward and file civil lawsuits.

Survivors who have filed lawsuits so far include those who were victims of sexual abuse in the 1990s and in recent years. The plaintiffs, who are now adults, were sexually abused as children between the ages of 10 and 17. The perpetrators of the sexual abuse included correctional officers, counselors, supervisors and other staff at the Illinois Youth Center.

In announcing the lawsuits filed against the State of IllinoisJerome Block, Partner at Levy Konigsberg, said:

“With over 200 cases already filed, it is time for the State of Illinois To take responsibility for the systematic sexual abuse of children in youth centers in Illinois. Brave survivors across the state continue to report horrific cases of sexual abuse they suffered as children in youth facilities. It is outrageous that the perpetrators were the very adult staff members who were supposed to keep the children safe. This rampant, institutionalized sexual abuse continued for decades, and there is no evidence that the state has taken any action to improve its procedures and ensure the safety of children in youth centers. Illinois juvenile justice system.”

Levy Konigsberg has filed hundreds of lawsuits on behalf of victims of sexual abuse across the country and is at the forefront of litigation in New York, Maryland, New Jersey, Illinoisand other states.

Levy Konigsberg represents hundreds of survivors of child sexual abuse in juvenile detention centers in the US state of Illinois and will continue to fight tirelessly for their rights.

More information about Illinois Lawsuits for sexual abuse in juvenile detention centers led by Levy Konigsberg and his co-counsel, media representatives and journalists are encouraged to contact the lawyer Jerome Block from via the law firm’s contact form: https://www.levylaw.com/contact-us/

Media contact: Attorney Jerome Block; (email protected)

SOURCE Levy Konigsberg