Care worker sentenced for raping disabled resident in Illinois

Isaiah Fields, a 23-year-old care home worker in Illinois, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping and impregnating a severely disabled resident. He pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual assault. The victim, a 43-year-old woman with Rett syndrome, was unable to communicate or care for herself. Her pregnancy was discovered during a hospital visit in April 2024, and she later underwent an emergency Caesarean section. The newborn did not survive. Fields was arrested after DNA evidence linked him to the baby. He will be listed on the sex offenders register upon release and must serve at least 85% of his sentence before being eligible for parole.