In today’s Chicago Tribune, two State Representatives get coverage for legislation they have introduced regarding teachers who sexually abuse those in their class rooms. State Rep David McSweeney made the front page with a description of the bill he and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Sexual Molestation
Found on State Rep. Steve Reick’s web site: Rep. Reick Files Legislation to Strip Teachers who Sexually Abuse Students of their Pensions At a recent joint meeting of the House and Senate K-12 Education Committees, a former Walter Payton College … Continue reading
A press release from State Rep. David McSweeneyL Rep. McSweeney Files Bill to Address State Issues Raised By CPS Sexual Abuse Scandal Springfield, IL – State Representative David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) today filed legislation to protect students from predatory educators … Continue reading
The sister of one of Denny Hastert’s students says that the teacher and coach introduced her brother to homosexual relations. The brother died of AIDS. That reminds me of what Virgil Laughlin, a principal at Lundahl Junior High School in … Continue reading
A press release from Just Detention International, which used to be called Stop Prison Rape: FINALLY — NATIONAL STANDARDS TO STOP PRISONER RAPE Nine years after passage of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 and almost two years … Continue reading
A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department: Crystal Lake Police Department announces their startup of the most innovative and collaborative national sex offender program, OffenderWatch. Crystal Lake Police Chief David Linder announced they are the newest McHenry County … Continue reading
Reading between the lines of the following press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department, but not too much, led me to the use of the words “sexual molestation” in the headline. See if you agree. On Thursday, January 28, … Continue reading
Dated today, the following letter has been posted on the District 155 web site about the WMAQ-TV’s Ten O’Clock hazing story: February 4, 2010 Dear Prairie Ridge Community: We would like to share information pertaining to recent events surrounding the … Continue reading
Never let it be said that McHenry County’s State Representative Jack Franks (D-Marengo) doesn’t have a good eye for what will attract media attention. Think of his four-year fight to get cheaper prescription drugs for seniors. Think of his many … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune and Daily Herald are reporting that the Rockford Diocese of the Catholic Church has agreed to a $2.2 million settlement in a complaint brought against it sexual abuse of two teenage girls from Kane County by the … Continue reading
The Chicago Tribune and Daily Herald are reporting that the Rockford Diocese of the Catholic Church has agreed to a $2.2 million settlement in a complaint brought against it sexual abuse of two teenage girls from Kane County by the … Continue reading