Diocese of Joliet Being Sued after Priest Is Accused of Sexual Assault

WJOL Radio
November 1, 2019

https://www.wjol.com/diocese-of-joliet-being-sued-after-priest-is-accused-of-sexual-assault/

The Diocese of Joliet is being sued over allegations that a priest sexually assaulted a man who has a disability while visiting a Kankakee development center. Reverend Richard Jacklin was charged in 2017 after a nurse reported walking in on him performing a sex act on a paralyzed man with an intellectual disability who was living at the Shapiro Developmental Center. A lawsuit filed this week accuses the diocese of failing to properly investigate Jacklin and protect people with disabilities from him. Jacklin no longer has the ability to minister.