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Survivors of alleged abuse in Illinois youth detention facilities step forward
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Survivors of alleged abuse in Illinois youth detention facilities step forward
![Teresa Crawford Stephen Lucas, right, speaks at a press conference in Chicago, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Lucas, along with two others, claim they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers, stepped forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit recounting decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/008edcd86e944687a753a06134dcc5b3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Stephen Lucas, right, speaks at a press conference in Chicago, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Lucas, along with two others, claim they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers, stepped forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit recounting decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
![Teresa Crawford Calvin McDowell, center,, speaks at a press conference in Chicago, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. McDowell, along with two others claim they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers, stepped forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit recounting decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/af4902c3ad064111aa3663702dfda820/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Calvin McDowell, center,, speaks at a press conference in Chicago, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. McDowell, along with two others claim they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers, stepped forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit recounting decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
![Teresa Crawford Jeffery Christian, right, speaks at a press conference in Chicago, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Christian, along with two others, claim they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers, stepped forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit recounting decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9c8c7b6712b44c8188d43f13099f4d1d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Jeffery Christian, right, speaks at a press conference in Chicago, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Christian, along with two others, claim they were sexually abused as children while incarcerated at Illinois juvenile detention centers, stepped forward Tuesday as part of a lawsuit recounting decades of disturbing allegations of systemic child abuse. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)