Found Deceased IL - Semaj Crosby, 16 mos, Joliet Township, 25 April 2017

[borndem]

Damm. All I can do is SMH. That sweet child and those who loved her deserve justice.

 

[Niner]

Family of Murdered Joliet Toddler Semaj Crosby Receives $6.4 Million Settlement – NBC Chicago

April 22, 2022
A settlement of more than $6.4 million has been reached between the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the family of Semaj Crosby, the 17-month-old who was found dead under a couch in her Joliet home nearly five years ago.

Attorney Jay Paul Deratany brought a civil case against Illinois DCFS on behalf of Semaj's father and her siblings.

According to a DCFS report released after the toddler's death in 2017, caseworkers had responded to the Joliet home 10 times before the girl was reported missing by her mother.

“The criminal investigation we expected to be over, and it’s a surprise to us that it wasn’t,” Deratany said.
[.....]
The Will County State’s Attorney’s office said on Friday that it cannot comment on open investigations. The case still remains open and unsolved.

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[MSCJgrad]

So many thoughts, so many questions.
I do appreciate DCFS being made accountable and striving to make changes, and I also feel that the siblings should be compensated as a part of this settlement. Who do the surviving siblings live with? Does dad still have a relationship with his mother/sister who were in the home when Semaj died?

Family of Murdered Joliet Toddler Semaj Crosby Receives $6.4 Million Settlement – NBC Chicago

April 22, 2022
A settlement of more than $6.4 million has been reached between the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the family of Semaj Crosby, the 17-month-old who was found dead under a couch in her Joliet home nearly five years ago.

Attorney Jay Paul Deratany brought a civil case against Illinois DCFS on behalf of Semaj's father and her siblings.

According to a DCFS report released after the toddler's death in 2017, caseworkers had responded to the Joliet home 10 times before the girl was reported missing by her mother.

“The criminal investigation we expected to be over, and it’s a surprise to us that it wasn’t,” Deratany said.
[.....]
The Will County State’s Attorney’s office said on Friday that it cannot comment on open investigations. The case still remains open and unsolved.

more in article

 

[Linskid]

Bump

 

[Ladyotm]

Semaj Crosby 6 years later no justice

 

[Ladyotm]

Hopefully justice is coming for Semaj

Semaj Crosby Tragedy 8 Years Later: Will County Sheriff's Investigation Takes New Turn
Eight years ago this week, Semaj Crosby's lifeless body was found under a heavy couch at her family's rental house in Joliet Township.

JOLIET, IL — The Will County Sheriff's Office criminal investigation unit is taking a new approach in regard to bringing justice to little Semaj Crosby, the 16-month-old toddler found dead underneath her family's couch on Louis Road in Joliet Township eight years ago this past week.
Lt. Nat Freeman, who now oversees the criminal investigation unit, told Joliet Patch during an interview on Thursday that his agency is now undertaking a full case review of Semaj's death. Her death, ruled a homicide in 2017, remains unsolved.

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[MsMarple]

Hopefully justice is coming for Semaj

Semaj Crosby Tragedy 8 Years Later: Will County Sheriff's Investigation Takes New Turn
Eight years ago this week, Semaj Crosby's lifeless body was found under a heavy couch at her family's rental house in Joliet Township.

JOLIET, IL — The Will County Sheriff's Office criminal investigation unit is taking a new approach in regard to bringing justice to little Semaj Crosby, the 16-month-old toddler found dead underneath her family's couch on Louis Road in Joliet Township eight years ago this past week.
Lt. Nat Freeman, who now oversees the criminal investigation unit, told Joliet Patch during an interview on Thursday that his agency is now undertaking a full case review of Semaj's death. Her death, ruled a homicide in 2017, remains unsolved.

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Crossing fingers! Thanks for the update!

 

[sallye818]

She needs justice! Too bad they can't put all 4 people in jail, maybe one would turn on the others.