A New Hampshire jury has awarded $38 million to a man who exposed abuse allegations at the state's youth detention center. The jury found that the state's negligence allowed the man to endure physical, sexual, and emotional abuse during his time at the facility in the 1990s.
The man, who came forward in 2017 and later filed a lawsuit against the state, has been instrumental in shedding light on the abuse that occurred at the Youth Development Center in Manchester. This case has led to the arrest of 11 former state workers and over 1,100 former residents filing lawsuits detailing abuse spanning six decades.
