The second lawsuit to arise from reported sexual abuse at the La Salle County Nursing Home was filed Monday in La Salle County Circuit Court.
Marilyn Wig filed a suit, in her role as guardian of a female resident at the home, seeking at least $100,000 from the nursing home. Wig said in her suit that home staff allowed a sexually active male resident to have contact with the female resident between Jan. 17 and May 26. Those are the same dates between which the Illinois Department of Public Health said the male resident molested a number of female residents. The male resident was later moved to a psychiatric facility.
Another suit claiming a female resident was molested was filed Oct. 26.
State and federal authorities have moved to each fine the county $20,000, saying staff at the home did not take steps to prevent the molestations.
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La Salle County Nursing Home: Another Suit Filed Over Sex Abuse
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But who will reap the reward from this suit?
The guardian.
Isn't government supposed to be watching these things and stopping them before they escalate?
Here's somethng to look into - did the perp have a criminal history and was the nursing home aware of it?
Young sex offenders grow old and end up in nursing facilities beside our loved ones.
Nursing facilities should be sued until they do their job and protect their residents.
The first incidents happened in Jan - May and nothing was done, so it happened again in October?
The administrators of LaSalle County Nursing Home should be indicted.
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