On October 10, there will be a rally at the capital for the abuse victims of the Sununu Center from 2:30-6PM. There was a rally on September 27th and at that that rally, victims shared their stories and a whistleblower shared her story. Cases of sexual and physical abuse date back to the founding. What the victims want is a federal investigation into the case.
According to many of the victims, the state was notified about abuses repeatedly and did nothing, so it isn’t prudent for the state to investigate the state. Instead, the victims want the federal government to intervene and handle the case.
Last year, around this time, I interviewed both Frank Staples and Adam Cordero who are victims of the center. Adam’s story is harrowing. He was sexually abused every night by a night guard, and then the night guard was allowed to take him from the center to his house where he had full access to abuse him. The individual who okayed that transfer, Evelyn Blaze, became the head of DCYF. She is no longer the head, but she has not faced any consequences for that decision.
At the September 27th, rally there were just about 50 people at the rally, but we hope for a larger turnout for the October 10th rally. Come to show your support and sign a petition to have the federal government investigate the crimes. Let’s shoot for 100 people at this rally.
