Lawsuit claims sexual abuse went on for decades at Cook County Juvenile Center
CHICAGO -- A new lawsuit alleges 193 juveniles were sexually assaulted over decades at a Cook County facility.The suit was filed against the county and the State of Illinois. Nearly 200 people signed their names to the suit as plaintiffs—alleging a systemic failure led to widespread sexual abuse inside the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center on Chicago's Near West Side.The facility was formerly known as the Arthur J. Audy Home and is still colloquially called the 'Audy Home.
'I was abused nearly two decades ago, but it still affects me to this day,' said Shamika, who was in custody at the detention center in 2005.Temarkus Washington was in custody at the detention center the same year.'I want to change the world for the next generation, and I want to make sure that what happened to me never happens to anyone else ever again,' Washington said.A total of 156 men and 37 women were among the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
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