End Violence Against Children

Dignity for All Act

Founding executive director, Denise Rotheimer of Mothers On a Mission to Stop Violence announces her federal legislative proposal to enact the Dignity for All Act...

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In February 2017 Denise Rotheimer discusses her third legislative effort to provide attorneys at no cost to survivors of violent crime to enforce their rights as crime victims...

Denise Rotheimer meets with Congresswoman Jan Chakowski

Crime victims are essential to the criminal legal process because their cooperation and participation allows the state to enforce its laws...

Crime Victims' Rights Roundtable Videos

Crime Victims' Rights Roundtable

Ingleside woman pushing bill to provide attorney at no charge to victims of violent crime

Lake County team fights for better compensation for crime victims

Denise Rotheimer and Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim discuss the need to enact SB2151

In July 2016 Denise Rotheimer and Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim discuss...

2016 Interview with the senate sponsor on Community forum hosted by Dr. Brooks

Public forum with Pamela Althoff

The public is invited to attend the Crime Victims' Rights forum hosted by State Senator Pamela Althoff and Denise Rotheimer

2015 Proclamation signed by Governor Rauner

SB2151 Senate Bill and Crime Victims' Rights -- No Cost Legal Representation proposal

Victims receive unlikely support from prominent defense attorney

Denise Rotheimer and Joel Brodsky will appear as guests on Left, Right, and You radio show WRMN 1410AM at 3PM, Tuesday, December 20, 2011 to advocate for a change in Illinois law that will hold prosecutors responsible for violating any citizens' legal rights.

CBS2 News Interview

Defending Childhood Task Force

No matter where you live, today - across this country - children are more likely to be exposed to violence and crime than adults. This problem has significant consequences for individuals, families, and entire communities. It affects each one of us. .

Press Release : HB1237

Discuses why the Survivor Rights Act came to be and what it means for the People of Illinois.

NDAA: We Can Do Better: Child Abuse and Neglect Deaths in America

One of NDAA's partners, the Every Child Matters Education Fund, has just released the second edition of We Can Do Better: Child Abuse and Neglect Deaths in America.

American Child Sex Slaves Are Being Arrested, Not Rescued

Shared Hope International's National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, America's Prostituted Children highlights the harsh reality that hundreds of thousands of American children are victimizedthrough sex trafficking in the United States.

COURT RULES CHILD PROSTITUTES VICTIMS, NOT CRIMINALS

The justices ruled that the girl, as well as any other child prostitute, is not a criminal, but rather a victim.

Female Genital Mutilation at Cornell University

A pediatric urologist at Cornell—Dix Poppas—has been operating on little girls with what he judges to be oversized clitorises....

Letter of Support

Written by Patricia Jones, Chairperson of the Coalition to Reduce Recidivism.

Letter from Rep. Tom Cross

House Republican leader sends his letter of response to Barrington event.

Opposition from ICASA

One would think that an agency such as ICASA, who expresses to be about protecting children from sexual violence, would support Jasmine's Law.

WKRS Call in on Child Abduction

Listen to Denise as a guest on WKRS radio discussing recent spate of attemtpted abductions and handling of child predator cases in Lake County.

Interview With Jasmine

Jasmine shares her experience and unique insight into the problem of child sex abuse.

Time for Prosecutors to Prosecute

State Attorney's in Illinois are supposed to prosecute rapists. From everything I'm seeing and hearing from survivors in this region, they are doing a lousy job.

WLIP Call in on Victims' Rights

Listen to Denise as a guest on WLIP radio discussing the current condition of prosecution of child predators and victims' rights.

News-Sun Receives Awards for Series

The News-Sun recieved two awards for the Too Young For Justice Series from the Illinois Press Association.

Series Editor - David Rutter

Letter from Too Young For Justice Series Editor, David Rutter.

Letter from IL AGO Office

Letter sent by Erin Rubelke of the Illinois Attorney General's Office.

"Too Cozy With the System?"

Zacharias Center and its umbrella, Illinois Council Against Sexual Assault...

A Crusade for Justice

Denise Rotheimer is a tireless advocate for sexual abuse victims in Lake County.

Too Young for Justice

Read the Award Winning Lake County News-Sun series about child sex abuse in Lake County

Child Pornography Fact Sheet

Child pornography must be eradicated. Its' human costs are extremely substantial.