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Attorney General John Formella has given notice to former residents of the state’s YDC/SYSC and similar facilities that they may be entitled to file a claim with the state’s new $100 million-dollar YDC Settlement Fund, but the attorney representing about 900 victims said the program is destined to fail.
November 2, 2022 | https://indepthnh.org/2022/11/02/state-alerts-ydc-abuse-victims-about-controversial-settlement-process/The state says it has found potentially millions of documents related to the rape and abuse of children who were incarcerated at the Sununu Youth Services Center, possibly adding months of delay to the criminal trials.
October 20, 2022 | https://indepthnh.org/2022/10/20/ydc-rape-and-abuse-criminal-trials-face-delays-after-millions-of-documents-found/The attorney representing 800 victims who were physically, sexually and emotionally abused as children incarcerated by the state says it’s time to reform confidentiality laws that keep the public from knowing what is happening at the Sununu Youth Services Center.
September 14, 2022 | https://indepthnh.org/2022/09/14/ydc-victims-lawyer-seeks-reform-of-confidentiality-laws/The criminal attorney for Sununu Youth Services Center rape suspect Frank Davis is asking the court to hold a competency hearing, possibly allowing the alleged child abuser to escape justice.
September 12, 2022 | https://indepthnh.org/2022/09/12/defense-raises-competency-after-ags-motion-on-ydc-guard-accused-of-rape/MANCHESTER – Less than a month after police were called to the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester for a report of a “riot,” police were called for more trouble three times so far Friday and today to the locked juvenile facility, although officials won’t say what happened.
September 10, 2022 | https://indepthnh.org/2022/09/10/ydc-escalations-friday-and-today-were-challenging-due-to-staffing-few-details-released/The state does not want a former guard at the Sununu Youth Services Center, also called YDC in Manchester, being prosecuted for allegedly raping dozens of children to testify in the civil lawsuit representing victims, claiming he is too frail to talk.
September 8, 2022 | https://indepthnh.org/2022/09/08/state-tries-to-keep-witness-from-testifying-in-ydc-abuse-lawsuit/The Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee agreed Wednesday to allow Attorney General John Formella to withdraw his proposed claims process for the $100 million settlement fund for victims of abuse while children at the Youth Development Center with plans to resubmit it with changes at a later date.
August 10, 2022 | https://indepthnh.org/2022/08/10/ag-withdraws-100m-ydc-settlement-plan-will-resubmit-with-changes/The lead survivor in the civil lawsuit against the state for physical, sexual and emotional abuse he and hundreds of others suffered as children in state custody spoke out as part of a second letter to Attorney General John Formella this week criticizing the proposed process for compensating victims.
July 29, 2022 | https://indepthnh.org/2022/07/29/ydc-survivor-attorneys-criticize-ags-compensation-plan/A new complaint in the lawsuit against YDC contains horrific allegations backed by a former guard saying staff encouraged one resident to kill himself by slipping razor blades under his door, orchestrated a campaign that led to him being raped and then recruited older residents to rape the former guard who is now speaking out.
July 19, 2022 | https://indepthnh.org/2022/07/19/new-complaint-ydc-guards-enticed-teen-to-slash-wrists-orchestrated-his-rape/