AUNT MARTHA’S INTEGRATED CARE CENTER SEXUAL ABUSE LAWSUITS

Fighting for Victims of Sexual Abuse at Aunt Martha’s Integrated Care Center in Illinois

Aunt Martha’s Integrated Care Center in Illinois allegedly failed to protect foster youth from sexual abuse by staff, with allegations spanning over two decades.

Levy Konigsberg is investigating claims that children at Aunt Martha’s Integrated Care Center in Illinois were sexually abused while in foster care. 

Aunt Martha’s Integrated Care Center was a nonprofit residential foster care facility located in Chicago, Illinois, that operated for approximately five and a half years before closing in June 2024. The facility has been linked to multiple alleged incidents of sexual abuse by staff and contracted security personnel, including a manager who was convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage resident and a security guard charged with abusing a minor. During its operation, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services logged nearly 3,850 unusual incident reports at the facility.

If you or a loved one was harmed, contact us today.

History of Sexual Abuse at Aunt Martha’s Intergrated Care Center in Illinois

Examples of alleged abuse, and of conditions likely to lead to abuse at Aunt Martha’s Integrated Care Center in Illinois, include the following:

• In June 2026, a former resident filed a lawsuit against Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness and its security contractor, A-Alert Security Services, alleging she was repeatedly sexually abused by overnight manager Trulon Henry from January through April 2024, beginning when she was 17 years old. The lawsuit alleged that staff ignored signs of misconduct, failed to properly investigate, and that Henry was hired despite a prior felony conviction. Henry was found guilty of multiple sexual assault charges in March 2026.

In July 2024, Henry was charged with allegedly sexually abusing a foster child in his care.  

It was reported at the same time that there were also about 170 other pending investigations involving Aunt Martha’s Integrated Care Center. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services reportedly began investigating the case in August of 2023, but didn’t stop sending kids there until May of 2024.

• In June 2024, Aunt Martha’s closed.  Records show that after the closure, a 34-year DCFS veteran tried to persuade center officials to backdate critical child protection plans amid an independent investigation by the agency’s inspector general. It was a move DCFS officials reportedly now acknowledge was a “misstep” made in a “sheer panic.” During the center’s five and a half years of operation, DCFS quietly logged 3,850 unusual incident reports at Aunt Martha’s.

• In February 2024, Antonio Hopkins, a contracted security worker, was charged with allegedly abusing a child at Aunt Martha’s Integrated Care Center.  Hopkins allegedly groped the 14-year-old victim multiple times. 

• In May 2000, Cook County Public Guardian Patrick T. Murphy filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against Aunt Martha’s Intergrated Care Center, alleging it grossly violated state regulations when workers neglected to monitor two children who endured severe physical and sexual abuse while under the agency’s care.

Do I Have a Case?

You may have grounds to file a civil legal action if you were sexually abused in a foster care home.

As civil claims, these cases are separate from any criminal proceedings that may arise from abuse and focus instead on holding institutions liable for damages. This means you may still have a claim even if:

• Your abuser is no longer alive.
• Your abuser was never charged with or convicted of a crime.

Recoverable Damages in Sexual Abuse Claims

In addition to providing accountability and a sense of justice, civil sex abuse lawsuits allow survivors to recover financial compensation for their damages, which may include:

• Past medical and mental health expenses
• Future mental health expenses, including therapy, medications, etc.
• Pain and suffering
• Emotional anguish and psychological harm
• Lost income
• Other economic and non-economic damages

Illinois Sexual Abuse Attorneys

Sexual abuse lawsuits, like other claims brought by plaintiffs who seek damages for injuries, are subject to a legal deadline known as the statute of limitations. When the statute of limitations expires, victims will not be able to file a claim or recover compensation.

Determining the statute of limitations in your claim can be challenging, as there are many factors to consider. In Illinois, the statute of limitations for civil sexual abuse claims brought by victims who were abused as minors is generally as follows:

• Claims brought by survivors of childhood sexual abuse (abuse that occurred when the victim was under 18 years of age) may be commenced at any time for victims who were born on or after July 24, 1983.

Levy Konigsberg is actively investigating allegations of sexual abuse at any Illinois foster home.

We are here for survivors of sexual abuse in foster care—listening, supporting, and fighting for justice. Every child deserves safety, and we are committed to holding those who failed them accountable while working toward a future where no child has to endure such pain.