Former counselor at Hartgrove Behavioral Health Hospital in Chicago charged with sexually assaulting 5 patients

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Dec. 1, 2025, 8:01 p.m.
Last Updated Dec. 1, 2025, 8:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/01/hartgrove-behavioral-hospital-sexual-assault/

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A former mental health counselor at a Chicago behavioral health hospital has been charged with sexually assaulting five boys during his time there, according to the Cook County state’s attorney’s office. Edmund Rivers, 68, is accused of sexually assaulting the boys, between the ages of 7 and 14, wh...