An assisted-living facility worker who was found guilty of raping and impregnating a severely disabled woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his despicable crimes.
Isaiah Fields, 23, was a caregiver for the residents of Marklund’s Hyde Center in Geneva in August 2023. The center is home to residents with physical and mental disabilities.
The convicted rapist was responsible for bathing, dressing and providing all-around assistance to the 43-year-old victim, who has lived there for more than two decades.
The helpless woman has Rett syndrome, a disorder that prevents her from reading, writing, talking, standing or using her hands, the Daily Herald reported.
In April 2024, she was rushed to the hospital for liver and gallbladder tests. There, doctors made the gut-wrenching discovery.
She was been between 31 and 35 weeks pregnant and was suffering from preeclampsia – which causes high blood pressure and signs of liver or kidney damage in pregnant women.
Due to her condition, she had a distended mid-section that concealed her pregnancy, her mother testified in court. After an emergency Caesarean section, the child was taken to a neonatal intensive care unit for 11 weeks.
The baby named R.J. did not make it.
DNA from the child was compared to three male staffers at the residential facility. The results matched with Fields’.
Once his results came back positive, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office secured a sealed order for his arrest, according to a statement from Kane County’s States’ Attorney’s Office.
On January 14, he pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal sxual assault – a Class X felony.
A Class X felony is the most serious type of felony in the state of Illinois. These charges carry a minimum prison sentence of six to 30 years.
Fields appeared in court on Friday for sentencing. He must serve at least 85 percent of his prison time before being eligible for parole.
He is also registered as a sëx offender for the rest of his life.
