A male victim who was abused at a youth detention center in New Hampshire reached a settlement with the state. The man claims he was abused at the facility in Manchester in the 1970s.
has reached its first settlement with someone who was physically and sexually assaulted at the state’s youth detention center, attorneys for the victim said Wednesday.
The state faces more than 700 lawsuits alleging abuse stretching back six decades at the Sununu Youth Services Center, formerly called the Youth Development Center. As an alternative to litigation, lawmakers established a $100 million settlement fund with a two-year application period that started last month.
Attorneys at the Shaheen & Gordon law firm said Wednesday they have settled one claim so far on behalf of a male client who was abused at the Manchester facility in the 1970s. Noting that litigation could take years, they said they plan to withdraw their 39 other lawsuits and pursue claims through the settlement fund instead."We look forward to helping obtain many more recoveries for these victims who have waited far too long for justice," said attorney Anthony Carr.
The Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester, New Hampshire, is shown on Jan. 28, 2020. The state has reached its first settlement with an abuse victim from the center, who was allegedly abused in the 1970s.are eligible for base awards ranging from $25,000 to $200,000 that can be increased based on the frequency of abuse plus nearly a dozen aggravating factors, including abuse that resulted in pregnancy, perpetration by multiple people or continued abuse for more than two years.
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