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Woman held captive in basement for 15 years as a girl says police could've protected her more
Griffin says police knew of her escape attempts and should have protected her, as she seeks to revive the department in her civil lawsuit.
- On Tuesday, Olivia Griffin appeared before the New Hampshire Supreme Court to appeal a Superior Court judge's decision removing the New Boston Police Department from her civil lawsuit regarding her 15-year captivity.
- Adopted from China at 14 months old, Griffin was held captive in a basement for 15 years by her adoptive parents, Thomas and Denise Atkocaitis, before escaping in 2018 after multiple failed escape attempts.
- Attorney Michael Lewis argued police had documented abuse evidence from 2011 onward, stating "Back to 2011, and 2009, and 2007, 2011 is evidence regarding the child abuse and neglect inflicted upon my client that the police department knew about, documented, responded to, even judged."
- Griffin was previously awarded nearly $30 million in a separate civil case after both her adoptive parents pleaded guilty to criminal charges including endangering a child and restraint related to her abuse.
- The court's decision will determine whether the police department faces liability for its alleged failure to protect Griffin, whose legal team maintains that documented evidence of abuse was systematically ignored.
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Woman held captive in basement for 15 years as a girl says police could've protected her more
A woman held captive in a basement for 15 years by her adoptive parents took her case against the police to court. She escaped by digging her way out of the basement.
·Louisville, United States
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