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New Hampshire is attempting to reduce payments to victims of sexual abuse in state-run youth detention centers, citing fiscal constraints. This decision has sparked a class-action lawsuit and raises questions about the state's moral obligations. Other states are also facing similar challenges with rising settlement costs.
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- New Hampshire is attempting to reduce payments to victims of sexual abuse in state-run youth detention centers, citing fiscal constraints. This decision has sparked a class-action lawsuit and raises questions about the state's moral obligations. Other states are also facing similar challenges with rising settlement costs.
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Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester, N.H.Credit...Tony Luong for The New York TimesBy Jenna Russell and Shawn HublerAug. 11, 2025, 5:02 a.m. ETThe violations against generations of New Hampshire teenagers and children were staggering in scale: decades of physical, sexual and psychological abuse, claimed by more than 1,500 victims at state-run youth detention centers, one of the worst abuse crises in state history.After long negotiations to avoid lawsuits, New Hampshire pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to a state fund to settle abuse claims, and hearings began in 2023. Payments averaged about $540,000.But New Hampshire, which is facing a fiscal downturn, is trying to wrest back control of the cost. In June, lawmakers quietly changed the settlement fund\u2019s rules, limiting its administrator\u2019s independence and giving the state power to veto payout amounts.The governor, Kelly Ayotte, a Republican who took office this year, also did not include any money for the state fund in her budget plan. Victims challenged the changes in a class-action lawsuit; a hearing is set for Aug. 20.\u201cIt\u2019s like the criminal on trial gets to say, \u2018I don\u2019t like this, let\u2019s change it,\u2019\u201d said Corrine Moon, a plaintiff in the class action who has described years of sexual abuse by state employees. \u201cHow is that fair? Why does the state get to keep re-victimizing us?\u201dImageCorrine Moon, a plaintiff in the class-action suit who has described years of sexual abuse by state employees.Credit...Tony Luong for The New York TimesNew Hampshire is grappling with a wrenching moral question: How much should it pay to those who suffered devastating damage as young people in its care?It\u2019s an issue faced by states across the country, including California and Maryland, as the costs of settlements have soared \u2014 reaching billions of dollars in some cases. And with state budgets tight, lawmakers are weighing their commitments to victims against other fiscal priorities, including crucial services and, in some cases, promised tax cuts.The tensions signal a shift away from the legislative impulse that prevailed 20 years ago, when the reach of the Roman Catholic church\u2019s child sex abuse crisis became clear. Back then, many states changed laws to ease the way for victim compensation. The abuse described by victims in New Hampshire, at three state youth detention centers, included serial beating, sex crime, choking, strip searches and weekslong solitary confinement. Most victims came from poor families, often with absent or abusive parents. Their offenses as minors included drug use, truancy and thefts. The oldest to come forward was 78, describing abuse from 1968. The youngest, 19, detailed abuse from 2018.A state report in 1978 found deficiencies in training at the facilities. In 1980, the attorney general warned of problems that could lead to lawsuits. But the state did not launch a full investigation until around 2020, as victims came forward and filed lawsuits.Ms. Moon, the plaintiff, said she was raped repeatedly by state employees after she ended up, at age 14, in state custody. She said she never knew when male staff members would show up in her room in the middle of the night to assault her.Ms. Moon, 44, was one of the first victims to sue the state, speaking publicly in hopes of forcing changes. She said she now longed to put the fight behind her and opted into the state fund to find a swifter, gentler resolution.Victims elsewhere, too, face cost containment measures.ImageNew Hampshire is grappling with a wrenching moral question: How much should it pay to those who suffered devastating damage as young people in its care?Credit...Tony Luong for The New York TimesIn Maryland, recent legislation reduced the cap on abuse settlements by more than half. The state faces potential liability of more than $3 billion from thousands of abuse claims in juvenile facilities.In Washington, costs have increased since courts broadened liability and statutes of limitations for some abuse claims. Since 2022, annual payouts for claims against the Department of Children, Youth and Families have roughly tripled, according to a 2024 report by the state\u2019s risk management office.To cover costs, lawmakers overdrew an account that helps pay such expenses earlier this year.After California made suing institutions easier in 2019 for victims of child sex abuse, claims against municipalities and school districts more than doubled, according to the nonprofit California Association of Joint Powers Authorities, which helps public entities manage risk.Los Angeles County alone agreed in April to pay $4 billion to settle more than 6,800 sex abuse claims dating to the late 1950s, with annual payments through 2051. Municipalities and school districts have warned of budget cuts and layoffs, and legislative remedies have been floated to rein in future payouts.Lorena Gonzalez, the former California legislator who wrote the 2019 law, said she thought officials would take abuse complaints more seriously. On this count, she said, the law worked. But she never envisioned what she described as a rush of specialized, well-financed lawyers \u201cbankrupting cities\u201d and \u201cmaking billions from public resources.\u201dMs. Gonzalez, now a labor leader, said she has a new appreciation for the state\u2019s challenges.\u201cIf the payouts are so large that we\u2019re getting rid of, say, child protective services and social workers, then we\u2019re doing a disservice to kids today,\u201d she said.In New Hampshire, Governor Ayotte stressed fiscal caution as she campaigned across the state last fall. New Hampshire, known for its lack of income tax, has also in recent years reduced business taxes and phased out its tax on interest and dividends, changes that have cost the state millions in revenue. ImageIn New Hampshire, Gov. Kelly Ayotte, a Republican and the state\u2019s former attorney general, stressed fiscal caution as she campaigned across the state last fall.Credit...Charles Krupa\/Associated PressIn February, Ms. Ayotte proposed a budget that cut spending by $150 million. And she did not include the $75 million previously pledged for abuse settlements, an annual commitment made under her predecessor, Chris Sununu. In June, lawmakers changed the rules for the settlement fund, giving the governor power to fire the program administrator and the attorney general authority over settlements.The governor\u2019s office referred questions about the changes to the attorney general\u2019s office, which said in a statement that the restructuring was driven by concerns about mounting legal fees. Payments to lawyers representing victims have totaled more than $72 million, according to the statement, with many lawyers taking up to a third of each victim\u2019s total award \u201cin full and upfront.\u201d Under a previous agreement between the two sides, intended to add financial stability for both victims and the state, many victims were paid over multiple years. Lawyers were paid all at once.The former fund administrator, John Broderick Jr., said the attorney general could have ordered lawyers\u2019 payments to be spread out as well.Instead, he said, the state chose to politicize a process that was working. \u201cThe abuse was a black mark for half a century, before the legislature did the right thing,\u201d he said. \u201cNow this will be another black mark.\u201dChuck Miles, 57, said he was abused in youth homes beginning in fifth grade, and counts a substandard education and lifelong trauma among his lasting scars. He rejected the state\u2019s claim of a money grab by lawyers.\u201cThe money grab is the governor removing funds from the settlement fund,\u201d he said. David Vicinanzo, a lawyer with the firm Nixon Peabody, which represents 1,500 victims, said the state set the rules for lawyers\u2019 payments. By blaming lawyers, he said, the state was trying to deflect attention from its own maneuvering to spend less.\u201cThey\u2019ll attack the messenger,\u201d he said, \u201cand hope that victims lose heart and go away.\u201dThe victims may now face a protracted legal battle. By participating in the fund, they had agreed not to pursue their cases individually in court. Those agreements, lawyers said, could now be reversed.ImageA jury awarded $38 million to David Meehan after he testified about hundreds of assaults in the 1990s at the former Youth Development Center in Manchester. Credit...Pool photo by David LaneCourt cases could be pricey for the state.. Last year, a jury awarded $38 million to David Meehan, who testified about hundreds of assaults in the 1990s at a state detention center. The award was reduced to $475,000 under a state cap on damages; the State Supreme Court is now weighing the cap\u2019s constitutionality.Some experts say the solution will not be found in the courtroom. States that now find themselves in \u201cpanic mode\u201d should cut long-term costs by investing in science-based prevention, said Marci Hamilton, who runs Child USA, which advocates for child abuse victims.\u201cIf they do this right and fix it,\u201d she said, \u201cit\u2019s a short-term emergency, not a permanent budget line.\u201dJenna Russell is the lead reporter covering New England for The Times. She is based near Boston.Shawn Hubler is The Times\u2019s Los Angeles bureau chief, reporting on the news, trends and personalities of Southern California.See more on: Kelly AyotteShare full articleRelated ContentAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT", "ai_headline": "Children in State Care Were Sexually Abused. 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AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTSupported bySKIP ADVERTISEMENTChildren in State Care Were Sexually Abused. How Much Money Are They Owed?New Hampshire is backing away from a promise to pay victims hundreds of millions of dollars. Other states are also rethinking payouts to those harmed under their care.Share full articleThe John H. Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester, N.H.Credit...Tony Luong for The New York TimesBy Jenna Russell and Shawn HublerAug. 11, 2025, 5:02 a.m. ETThe violations against generations of New Hampshire teenagers and children were staggering in scale: decades of physical, sexual and psychological abuse, claimed by more than 1,500 victims at state-run youth detention centers, one of the worst abuse crises in state history.After long negotiations to avoid lawsuits, New Hampshire pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to a state fund to settle abuse claims, and hearings began in 2023. Payments averaged about $540,000.But New Hampshire, which is facing a fiscal do...
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Legal , Historical π a1167a74-471a-4d17-9621-a8be3ad8ba43Simplified: Violations against generations of New Hampshire teenagers and children were staggering in scale
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Financial , Statistical π a1167a74-87e5-45e5-8e20-51672ef9f67eSimplified: Payments averaged about $540000
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Simplified: Victims challenged changes in class-action lawsuit hearing is set for August 20
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Legal , Historical π a1167a75-b0c9-4956-ae52-d348fac9ace5Simplified: Many states changed laws to ease way for victim compensation
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Social , Historical π a1167a75-e991-4294-a0ae-46a8ac71ffbbSimplified: Most victims came from poor families often with absent or abusive parents
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Legal , Historical π a1167a76-1158-440a-9df1-841fa5683b5aSimplified: Offenses as minors included drug use truancy and thefts
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Simplified: Oldest to come forward was 78 describing abuse from 1968
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Simplified: Youngest 19 detailed abuse from 2018
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Historical , Legal π a1167a76-a83a-4739-b392-db0eb4ef9245Simplified: State report in 1978 found deficiencies in training at facilities
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Legal , Historical π a1167a76-d3b8-4b1b-a4a6-833ebc850aa0Simplified: In 1980 attorney general warned of problems that could lead to lawsuits
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Legal , Historical π a1167a76-fec6-4b8b-bb44-bc79b37d6ba6Simplified: State did not launch full investigation until around 2020 as victims came forward and filed lawsuits
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Financial , Statistical π a1167a77-a771-4130-b4a6-76fd2b19e73fSimplified: Since 2022 annual payouts for claims against Department of Children Youth and Families have roughly tripled according to 2024 report
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Legal , Statistical π a1167a77-fac9-4eb9-9389-f23cf7f829b8Simplified: After California made suing institutions easier in 2019 for victims of child sex abuse claims against municipalities and school districts more than do...
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Simplified: New Hampshire reduced business taxes in recent years
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Simplified: Changes cost the state millions in revenue
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Simplified: Ayotte did not include $75 million previously pledged for abuse settlements
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The governorβs office referred questions about the changes to the attorney generalβs office.0.950π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Politics , Legal π a1167a7a-a673-4b1a-a0a9-6591a6fd97cdSimplified: Governorβs office referred questions about changes to attorney generalβs office
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Simplified: Payments to lawyers totaled more than $72 million
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Simplified: Many victims were paid over multiple years under previous agreement
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Simplified: Lawyers were paid all at once
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π€ John Broderick Jr. π News Article π·οΈ Legal , Historical π a1167a7b-f194-448d-b7bd-5f8df618b7ebSimplified: Abuse was a black mark for half a century
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Simplified: Chuck Miles said he was abused in youth homes beginning in fifth grade
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Simplified: Victims may now face protracted legal battle
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Simplified: They had agreed not to pursue cases individually in court
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Simplified: Jury awarded $38 million to David Meehan
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π€ The author π News Article π·οΈ Legal , Historical π a1167a7d-f8e3-4289-bb45-0fc851b1bcc7Simplified: David Meehan testified about hundreds of assaults in 1990s at Youth Development Center in Manchester
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Simplified: Award was reduced to $475000 under state cap on damages
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Simplified: State Supreme Court is weighing capβs constitutionality