Caretaker sentenced for raping disabled woman in Illinois

A caregiver in Illinois, Isaiah Fields, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting and impregnating a severely disabled woman at the Marklund Hyde Center. The assault occurred between August and September 2023. The crime was discovered when the woman was hospitalized for health issues, revealing she was 31 weeks pregnant. A baby boy was born but died shortly after birth. DNA evidence linked Fields to the crime. Fields pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sexual assault in January. He will also be registered as a sex offender upon release.