Woman Held Captive in Basement for Years Says NH Police Could Have Done More to Protect Her

Woman held captive in basement for years says NH police could have done more to protect her

A woman held captive in a basement for 15 years by her adoptive parents took her case against local police to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Former Child ‘Slave’ Wants New Boston Police Held Responsible

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org When Olivia was 12, she jumped out a window of the two-story New Boston home where she was held prisoner. The injured runaway managed to get as far as the local Fire Department where she was turned over to police, her lawyer told the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. The officers then drove Olivia back to the home of her tormentors, Thomas and Denise Atkocaitis, reprimanded the child for running away, and then resum…

Olivia Griffin's lawyer argues New Boston Police were complicit in ‘slavery’ case

A lawyer for a woman who was subjected to years of abuse, forced labor and confinement in a basement in New Boston by her adoptive parents says the New Boston Police Department not only knew about the abuse, but was…

Victim says New Boston police could have done more to protect her; NH Supreme Court hears case

A woman held captive in a basement for 15 years by her adoptive parents took her case against local police to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday.

NH Supreme Court asked to weigh police liability in New Boston child abuse case

Authorities repeatedly visited a home in New Boston, where an adopted child was subjected to inhumane conditions. But police say they weren’t explicitly aware of abuse, and can’t be held liable.