Sexual assault

Survivors Sidelined: How Illinois’ sexual assault survivor law allows hospitals to deny care

April 14, 2024 | By Kate Martin, APM Reports

In September 2021, a 4-year-old girl’s babysitter caught her touching another child inappropriately. “I asked her why she was doing that,” the babysitter texted the girl’s mother, “and she told me because someone does it to her.” Who does it? the babysitter asked the girl. “Omfg,” the babysitter responded to the mother. “You’re not going…

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Blessing Emergency Center sees increase in sexual assaults; moves to upgrade services

December 19, 2022 | By Muddy River News

QUINCY — With a double-digit increase in the number of sexual assault survivors over the past two years, Blessing Hospital’s Emergency Center is partnering with the State of Illinois and a private company to better handle the situation. During 2020, the year of the pandemic, 36 sexual assault survivors came to the Blessing Emergency Center…

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