Crime & Safety
Lawsuit Claims Sexual Abuse Went On For Decades At Cook County Juvenile Detention Center
The facility was formerly known as the Arthur J. Audy Home and is still colloquially called the "Audy Home."
July 24, 224
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A new lawsuit alleges 193 juveniles were sexually assaulted over decades at a Cook County facility.
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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."
