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Bills Strengthening Privacy For Sexual Assault Victims Signed Into Law After CBS Investigation

CHICAGO (CBS) — Two bills that strengthen privacy protections for sexual assault victims in Illinois were signed into law Friday.

The legislation was prompted by a months-long CBS 2 investigation that found the personal identifiers of child sexual assault victims – names, addresses, phone numbers and more – were visible in publicly-available court documents in Cook County.

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