CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois Senate Republicans on Friday filed a resolution calling for an independent audit of a Chicago facility at the center of a massive investigation.
The CBS News Chicago Investigators have been reporting for months on the allegations of sexual and physical abuse to children in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services at Aunt Martha’s Integrated Care Center, at 5001 S. Michigan Ave.
Lawmakers are calling for an audit outside of the executive branch to review the abuse, how staff members with criminal records were hired, and what they consider an attempted cover-up inside DCFS.
“These children were already victims of horrific crimes, and instead of providing them with the help they needed, the state made them victims all over again,” said Illinois state Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy), the Senate Republican Caucus Whip.
In July, at least two employees of Aunt Martha’s Integrated Care Center had been arrested and charged with abusing kids in their care. Manager Trulon Henry was arrested and charged with sexually abusing a young girl.