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Pritzker | Ruohonen Representing Family of 3-Year-Old Sexually Assaulted in Casino Child Care Center

Pritzker | Ruohonen is representing the family of a 3-year-old boy who was sexually assaulted at the Grand Casino Mille Lacs in the Kids Quest child care center.  The alleged assailant is a 9-year-old boy.

Attorney Rich Ruohonen was interviewed by WCCO regarding this incident:

• Watch the January 29 video
• Watch the January 30 video

In the January 29 video, Rich states, "It's unconscionable that this could happen. If anybody is standing within a few feet of the playground, within 30 feet, they should be able to hear a kid being assaulted."  Rich continues, "He had bruises on his arm that showed that he was either pulled or held down. He had finger marks on his neck and by his face, like fingernail marks and bruising."

A medical examination revealed that there was some indication of sexual assault.

The following is from the January 29 WCCO interview:

Obviously there wasn't adequate supervision or this never would have happened," said the victim's attorney Richard Ruohonen.

The 3-year-old's mother said the boy received cuts and bruises during the attack at Kids Quest.

"There should have been police called and there should have been medical personnel there and unfortunately that didn't happen," said Ruohonen.

"I can't speak for Kids Quest. You'd have to inquire of them why they did not contact authorities," said Mille Lacs Band Of Ojibwe Solicitor General Rjay Brunkow.

WCCO-TV did contact New Horizon, who leases the Kids Quest space from the casino, and they refused to say.

The victim's attorney said the toddler told his mother that the assault happened inside a pink ball in the play area.

"Our client was told they only check the tubes, the enclosed areas, once an hour," said Ruohonen. "And to only check them once an hour, if that's true, and that's what she was told, is frankly ridiculous."

If your child has been assaulted in a child care center, please contact Pritzker | Ruohonen toll free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the free case consultation form.

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