BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — The father of a man who says he was regularly raped and beaten as a teen at New Hampshire’s youth detention center briefly testified Tuesday, saying his son had a reputation for dishonesty.
Daniel Meehan was the first witness called by the state, which is defending itself against allegations that its negligence allowed his son David to be abused at the Youth Development Center. Since David Meehan went to police in 2017, 11 former state workers have been arrested, and more than 1,100 former residents of the Manchester facility have filed lawsuits airing allegations of abuse that spanned six decades.
David Meehan’s lawsui t was the first to be filed and the first to go to trial earlier this month. During his three days on the witness stand, lawyers for the state questioned Meehan in detail about his childhood and suggested he was a violent boy who falsely accused his parents of physical abuse when they tried to impose rules. In contrast, the state’s lawyers spent little time on that Tuesday, questioning for Meehan’s father for little more than five minutes.
Xi, Biden Exchange Congratulations on 45th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties
King Charles marks return to public duties wearing his famed pink T
Royal Troon to feature the longest hole in British Open history
Brad Stevens selected as NBA's executive of the year after Celtics' NBA
Death toll in Hebei gas explosion rises to 7
Number of FBI intelligence database searches on Americans has dropped in last year, report says
Life sentence for gang member who turned northern Virginia into 'hunting ground'
Cynthia Erivo dazzles in black and white dress at the 49th Chaplin Awards ceremony in New York City
Police will not save us from gun violence: U.S. media
Chelsea Gray signs extension with 2
Profile: Xi Jinping Steers Decade of Reform Toward Chinese Modernization
Chelsea Gray signs extension with 2