Juries find Quincy man guilty of criminal sexual assault, battery to security officer and nurse

QUINCY — An Adams County jury on May 8 found a Quincy man guilty of criminal sexual assault after a three-day trial, and he will be sentenced on July 10.

Adams County State’s Attorney Todd Eyler said evidence in the case stemmed from a criminal act that occurred on June 6, 2024. Evidence showed Deviak R. Dailing, 31, knowingly committed an act of sexual penetration with the victim in that by the threat of or use of force he contacted the mouth of the victim with his penis.  The jury found Dailing not guilty of a separate count of criminal sexual assault. Laura Keck from the Adams County State’s Attorney Office prosecuted the case.

Criminal sexual assault is a Class 1 felony punishable from four to 15 years in prison.  The conviction in this case will be served at the rate of 85 percent under Illinois’ truth in sentencing law.  Dailing also faces from three years to natural life of mandatory supervised release, commonly known as parole.  He will be required to register as a sex offender for life.  

The sentence Dailing receives will be mandatorily consecutive to a sentence he receives in another felony case in which an Adams County jury found Dailing guilty of two counts of aggravated battery to a private security officer at Blessing Hospital, one count of aggravated battery to a nurse and one count of intimidation after a two-day trial on Feb. 3-4. Ryan Parker from the Adams County State’s Attorney Office prosecuted the case.

The Quincy Police Department was dispatched to Blessing Hospital on Aug. 29, 2024, in reference to a battery report.  Upon arrival, officers were informed Dailing had become agitated with Blessing Hospital personnel and made threats towards them.  During this incident, Dailing struck two security officers as well as a nurse with a closed fist. After striking medical personnel, Dailing then threatened to “come back and shoot up the place if staff called the police.” 

The sentence in that case will be served at the rate of 50 percent under Illinois’ truth in sentencing laws.

The Adams County State’s Attorney’s Office thanks the Quincy Police Department and Blessing Hospital employees who assisted in the successful prosecution of both cases.

“In particular, a special thank you goes out to the SANE (Sexual Advocate Nurse Examiner) nurse who assisted,” Eyler said in a press release. “The role of a SANE nurse is extremely important in cases involving sexual assault not only due to the technical skill and training they have but also their ability to help the victim address the mental and emotional issues surrounding a sexual assault.”

Eyler also thanked the victim for assisting in the prosecution of the case.

“The mental and emotional toll a victim of criminal sexual assault suffers is only exacerbated by having to participate in a trial, but many times that is exactly what defendants count on — that a victim will not cooperate, which only rewards the criminal’s actions by allowing them to escape consequences for their actions or at least face lesser consequences,” Eyler said. Victims who stand up, fight back and do what they can to prevent a defendant from having the chance to perpetrate their crimes against another person in the future are nothing short of heroes in these cases.”