The abuse progressed to him being raped multiple times a week.
In his lawsuit, John Doe #402 says that when he was 7, he was molested by an older family member for about three years. The reality of John Doe #402’s life is that he ended up in the custody of the state because he was trying to get away from the Jolicoeur School after allegedly being sexually abused by an older child. Those facilities, contracted by the state, include the Nashua Children’s Home, Mount Prospect Academy of Plymouth, and Jolicoeur School, a/k/a Gammon Academy in Manchester, operated by Easter Seals. John Doe #402 also is suing facilities where he was placed prior to going to YDC. He said they are being spread apart so as not to overwhelm one court. Vicinanzo said that so far 450 lawsuits have been filed in Merrimack County Superior Court but another 150 to 200 will be heard in Superior Court in Manchester. He had suffered a dislocated shoulder.Īttorney David A. Sununu Youth Services Center, formerly called YDC, and wasn’t taken to Catholic Medical Center for treatment until hours later. Two weeks ago, according to court documents, a handcuffed teen was beaten in his cell at the John H. They contend the abuse was systemic, known to authorities and took place for decades and that it is still happening. The plaintiff, identified only as John Doe #402, although his name and date of birth were filed under seal in Hillsborough County Superior Court Northern District, is among the more than 600 people who allege staffers at state-run and state-contracted facilities physically, mentally and/or physically abused them. MANCHESTER, NH – A gay teen was sexually molested by both a male and female staffer at the Youth Development Center and, when he confided in the juvenile chaplain that he was gay, he was told he was going to hell, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday.
LGBT themes in Hindu mythology involve Hindu deities or heroes whose attributes or behavior can be interpreted as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or as having elements of gender variance and non-heterosexual sexuality.Entrance to the former Youth Substance Use Disorder Treatment Center, added to the YDC building in 2018. Traditional Hindu literary sources do not speak of homosexuality directly, but changes of sex, homoerotic encounters, and intersex or third gender characters are often found both in traditional religious narratives such as the Vedas, Mahabharata, Ramayana and Puranas as well as in regional folklore. Hindu mythology has many examples of deities changing gender, manifesting as different genders at different times, or combining to form androgynous or hermaphroditic beings. Gods change sex or manifest as an avatar of the opposite sex in order to facilitate sexual congress. Non-divine beings also undergo sex-changes through the actions of the gods, as the result of curses or blessings, or as the natural outcome of reincarnation. Hindu mythology contains numerous incidents where sexual interactions serve a non-sexual, sacred purpose in some cases, these are same-sex interactions. Sometimes the gods condemn these interactions but at other times they occur with their blessing.