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Category: Sexual Crimes

How Often Are Patients Sexually Assaulted at Hospitals?

Published on Nov 26, 2024 in Sexual Crimes.

When you go to a hospital to be treated, you never expect to be assaulted, especially by a doctor, healthcare staff member, or another person. These areas should be safe spaces. But when someone is under sedation or recovering from treatment. These incidents can happen. How often are patients sexually assaulted in hospitals? We will […]

Jack Mabley Developmental Center in Dixon Labeled “Immediate Jeopardy” Status After Possible Sexual Assault

Published on Jun 16, 2023 in Sexual Crimes.

A Dixon residential facility that has been serving intellectually and developmentally disabled residents, some of which are also visually and hearing impaired, since 1997 was assigned an “immediate jeopardy tag” on June 8 by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS). That state agency oversees the administration of assisted living facilities, including residential living facilities […]

Nearly 2,000 Children Sexually Abused by Catholic Clergy in Illinois

Published on Jun 2, 2023 in Sexual Crimes.

Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul announced on May 23, 2023, that his office had completed an investigation that identified at least 1,997 children abused by an estimated 451 male Catholic clergy during a 90-year period across six dioceses in our state. The multi-year investigation first got underway while the current Illinois AG’s predecessor was […]

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Wichita American Airlines Plane Collided Mid-Air With a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter

American Airlines flight number 5342 was slated to arrive at Reagan National Airport (DCA) from Wichita Eisenhower Airport (ICT) just after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Instead, it collided mid-air with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter during its final descent. Video footage taken by rooftop cameras in Washington, D.C., in the moments leading […]

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How To Check if Your Doctor Has a History of Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice is a big problem in Chicago. However, it’s not just isolated to our area of Illinois. It’s an issue nationwide. Data published by the Association of Health Care Journalists highlights how medical errors have become the third-most leading cause of patient fatalities in our country. Additional reporting from Johns Hopkins Medicine notes that […]

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