Six years have passed since David Meehan told police he was brutally beaten and raped as a child

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Six years have passed since David Meehan told police he was brutally beaten and raped as a child at New Hampshire’s youth detention center. It’s been three years since he sued the state and almost two years since a broad criminal investigation produced any arrests. Trial dates are months, if not years, in the future. Years after Meehan came forward, the abuse allegations at the Sununu Youth Services Center, formerly called the Youth Development Center, continue to present complex challenges. While law enforcement and the legal system grapple with the Manchester facility’s troubled past, lawmakers are still figuring out its future.