A former resident of New Hampshire’s youth detention center testified in Rockingham Superior Court that he was sexually assaulted by two workers while being restrained by his house leader and another staffer. The witness, Michael Gilpatrick, recounted the traumatic experience of being assaulted by what he and other teens referred to as “the hit squad” during his time at the Sununu Youth Services Center, formerly known as the Youth Development Center.
Gilpatrick's testimony is part of the first civil trial seeking to hold the state accountable for alleged abuse at the facility. The plaintiff, David Meehan, also alleges negligence on the part of the state in hiring, staffing, and training, which led to the reported near-daily rapes, beatings, and solitary confinement endured by residents.
