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Survivors of alleged child sex abuse in Illinois detention centers speak up

Headline from Fox32 Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

Three men who say they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers came forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit that chronicles decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Lawsuit alleges pervasive child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers for decades

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

  2. Newest

    Survivors of alleged child sex abuse in Illinois detention centers speak up

    Headline from Fox32 Chicago ·

Reports & sources

35 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Buffalo News

    Lawsuit alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Buffalo News's feed description

    A lawsuit alleges that child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades. A complaint filed Monday in the Illinois Court of Claims details disturbing

  2. ABC 7 Chicago

    Lawsuit alleges decades of of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A lawsuit signed onto by 95 men and women alleges child sex abuse is pervasive and systemic at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide.

  3. New York Times

    Lawsuit Claims Widespread Sex Abuse at Illinois Youth Detention Centers (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Dozens of former juvenile inmates, now adults, say they were abused by Illinois correctional workers. Lawsuits in other states have made similar claims.

  4. Kokomo Tribune

    Lawsuit by 95 men and women alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Lawsuit by 95 men and women alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers.

  5. Daily Journal

    Survivors of alleged abuse in Illinois youth detention facilities step forward (opens Daily Journal)

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    Daily Journal's feed description

    CHICAGO (AP) — Three men who say they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers came forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit that chronicles decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse.

  6. CNN

    Lawsuit alleges pervasive child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers for decades (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A group of 95 people filed a lawsuit in Illinois on Monday alleging they were sexually abused as children in juvenile detention centers across the state for over two decades.

  7. Green Field Reporter

    Lawsuit alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers statewide - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    CHICAGO (AP) — Child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades, according to disturbing accounts in a lawsuit filed Monday by 95 men and women housed at the youth centers as children.

  8. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Lawsuit alleges decades of child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    “The State of Illinois has allowed a culture of abuse at Illinois Youth Centers to flourish unabated,” the 186-page complaint said.

  9. Herald & Review

    Lawsuit alleges sexual abuse was rampant in state-run juvenile detention centers (opens Herald & Review)

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    Herald & Review's feed description

    Rampant sexual abuse occurred unchecked for decades at Illinois’ juvenile detention centers, a new lawsuit alleges, citing hundreds of incidents over more than two decades.

  10. Fox32 Chicago

    Survivors of alleged child sex abuse in Illinois detention centers speak up (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    Three men who say they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers came forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit that chronicles decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse.

  11. WMUR

    Lawsuit alleges child sex abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A lawsuit alleges that child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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