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Lawyers have filed lawsuits on behalf of 800 men and women who were sexually abused by staff members when they were confined as children in Illinois detention centers

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Levy Konigsberg and co-counsel filed lawsuits on Monday on behalf of over 130 survivors of sexual abuse against Cook County and the State of Illinois. With these new filings, 800 total cases have now been filed on behalf of survivors sexually abused in Illinois juvenile facilities. The lawsuits allege that Cook County and the State failed to protect children from rampant sexual abuse perpetrated by adult employees at juvenile detention facilities throughout the state. These lawsuits are the latest in a string of juvenile detention abuse lawsuits spearheaded by Levy Konigsberg along with its co-counsel across the State of Illinois and the United States.

Cook County and the State of Illinois have allowed a culture of sexual abuse to flourish at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) and Illinois Youth Centers (IYC) for several decades. As a result of chronic mismanagement, patronage, isolation of children, unsupervised staff and children, and other policies and tortious acts, JTDC and IYCs have maintained an environment of violence, fear, and sexual abuse for many decades. As recently as 2022, a committee convened by the Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County reported the "harsh reality that JTDC youth are locked in their cells for most of the day, every day…. No parent would be allowed to do this to their child."

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Celebrity 'superdad' who raised 14 children alone admits to sexually abusing 12 kids - including some of his own

By Rochelle Barrand

Lifestyle & Fashion Writer, National

A father of 14 has admitted to sexually abusing 12 children - including some of his own.

The German father of 14, who gained celebrity-status for being a single ‘superdad’ and raising some of his children alone, has admitted he sexually abused some of them - and two of their friends.

Steffen H, who is now 64, abused his children between 2001 and 2022, some when they were just three-years-old, according to local media reports.

After he admitted his crime, Steffen told a court in eastern German city Chemnitz: “I am ashamed of the heinous acts against my own children and two friends”, according to local publication Bild.

He added: “I want to go to therapy so that my children will forgive me. I still love my children very much.”

The now disgraced dad became famous in his hometown of Leipzig, Germany, almost 20 years ago after local news learned that his ex-wife, who has not been identified, left him in 2006 and he had to raise their seven children alone.

A dad who gained celebrity status for raising his children alone has admitted to sexually abusing some of them. Picture, posed by model.

At the time, local media dubbed him ‘Papawittchen’ which is a mix of words that translates to ‘dad’ and ‘Snow White’. TV cameras even followed him in his day-to-day life. But what reporters didn’t know at the time was he was sexually abusing his children, local publication RTL reports.

The public prosecutor is now “certain” that the Steffen abused a total of twelve children between 2001 and 2022, as stated by RTL.

Steffen was also referred to by German media as ‘superdad’, and thanks the extensive coverage on him a woman called Mandy K reached out to him, and the two fell in love and had more children.

She has since left him and claims to know nothing of the sexual abuse he committed. She and the children are all a co-plaintiff in the case. Steffen’s confession means his children and other victims, who are now adults, will not have to testify in court.

Dominik Schulz, president of the regional court where the trial is held, told RTL: “The children were, let’s say, available for so long. A truly terrible approach and, from a human perspective, really difficult to understand.”

The verdict in the case is expected in March and Steffen could face up to 10 years in jail.

He should be facing up to 100 years in jail. 10 years! Good grief! Does it come with a gold watch?

Former Lee County teacher sentenced to

18 years in prison for child sex crimes

ByMonique John 

Monday, February 10, 2025 1:07PM

Lee County investigators said multiple minor children have been victims of sexual abuse committed by a teacher.

SANFORD, N.C. (WTVD) -- A former Sanford middle school teacher was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to child sex crimes.

Andrew Braxton Allen, 34, of Siler City, was arrested in November 2022.

Allen was convicted of two counts of statutory sex offense with a child by an adult, two counts of sexual act with a student, and two counts of indecent liberties with a child.

The sheriff's office began investigating the former San-Lee Middle School teacher in 2022 after receiving a report regarding an inappropriate relationship between a teacher and a student at the school.

Allen worked at the school from 2012 until 2022.