Sara Gentzler

Local and national lawyers are teaming up on the case to sue state employees. More lawsuits are likely to follow. 

Four employees have been arrested. More have been accused. But people may not see the boys they hurt as victims.

The report, released Tuesday, reached a strikingly different conclusion than the state’s own internal review last fall.

They’re investigating whether the Younes family’s businesses improperly got $4.6 million in COVID business loans. The family’s lawyer says they have been cooperating, but they now want a judge to stop the investigation.

In one case, YRTC staff knew of sex abuse allegations as early as spring 2025. The alleged teen victim was kept in isolation with no therapy addressing the abuse for six months.

A gastroenterologist who worked at Faith Health in 2024 made nearly $5 million, while a surgeon there made nearly $4 million. The two highest-paid nonprofit employees in the state benefit from a bonus system criticized for incentivizing more medical procedures.

At least 10 teens were involved in allegations of sexual abuse by multiple staff at the facility last year.

Lincoln has lost 11 providers and a net 505 spots since 2023, by a local nonprofit’s tally.

Lincoln's Child Care Crisis A discussion on the reality of finding care for your kids in Lincoln and legislative efforts to address the state's child care

The local Community Foundation has paused its efforts to distribute aid money as funds dwindle.