Library Rape Victim To Get Help

A team of volunteer therapists is taking over the care of an 18-year-old woman who survived being raped and beaten nearly to death at the Bloomingdale Regional Library last April.

Family friend and physical therapist Cheryl Zemina said therapy services that had been covered by the state's insurance soon will end for the young woman, who is back at her South Shore home. Professionals in the community, however, have offered to make sure she receives all the therapy she needs.

The former East Bay High School student, whose name is being withheld to protect her identity, was attacked the evening of April 24 while returning books to the library...More Here...