More than 200 more join lawsuit alleging abuse as children while living in state-run detention center

Sentinel Source                                                                                                              March 5, 2021

“It’s unconscionable to think that dozens of boys and girls experienced horrific sexual, physical and emotional abuse at the hands of those whose sole duty was to protect and care for them,” said Amanda Grady Sexton, director of public affairs for the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. “Children ordered to a secure institution by the juvenile legal system are among the most vulnerable in New Hampshire, and it’s horrifying to think that staff viewed them as easy targets for victimization.”

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