New Hampshire man who brought decades
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — David Meehan, whose allegations of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center sparked nearly a dozen arrests and more than a thousand lawsuits, finally took the witness stand Wednesday, seven years after he first told his wife, “They raped me.”
“I think I’m more ready than anybody else in this room to do this right now,” he said.
Meehan, 42, spent three years at the Youth Development Center, where he alleges he was repeatedly beaten, raped and locked in solitary confinement in the late 1990s. He went to police in 2017 and sued the state three years later. His lawsuit went to trial last week, and he began testifying Wednesday, describing his early years and arrival at the facility as a 14-year-old in 1995.
His attorneys displayed a photo of him as a smiling toddler clutching a football as he testified about physical abuse by his parents, including his mother’s habit of putting her cigarettes out on his face. They later displayed a closeup photo of Meehan’s face taken when he arrived at YDC and asked him to describe what he saw.
Related articles
- TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Kazakhstan arrested a former interior minister on Tuesday, in2024-05-01
Wilmer Valderrama talks NCIS franchise's 1,000th episode, show's enduring legacy
Wilmer Valderrama talks celebrating historic 1,000th episode of "NCIS" 04:102024-05-01Changes to road user charges will see EV owners paying more, climate expert says
Photo: RNZ2024-05-01Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse Of The Heart soars on music charts during total solar eclipse
Solar eclipse brings together generations for rare celestial celebration 03:052024-05-01Pennsylvania moves to join states that punish stalkers who use Bluetooth tracking devices
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania took a step Tuesday toward becoming the latest state to punish s2024-05-01Donald Trump disqualified from Maine ballot in US presidential primary
Photo: AFP2024-05-01
atest comment