Trial Begins for Youth Center Worker in 1990s Abuse Case

Bradley Asbury faces charges of being an accomplice in the sexual assault of a teenage boy at a New Hampshire youth center.

Bradley Asbury, 70, is among nine men charged in connection with abuse at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester, New Hampshire.
The charges stem from a 2019 investigation into abuse at the youth center, with allegations spanning six decades.
Asbury is accused of restraining a 13-year-old boy while other staff members raped and abused him in 1997.
More than 1,100 former residents have filed lawsuits alleging abuse, with one civil case awarding $38 million, though the state seeks to reduce it.
The trial underscores the state's dual role in defending itself against civil suits while prosecuting criminal cases related to the center.