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Alleged victim testifies in YDSU sexual assault trial

The alleged victim in the sexual assault trial of a former counselor at a New Hampshire youth facility testified Tuesday. Natasha Maunsell has chosen to remain anonymous and speak publicly about her allegations against Victor Malavet, a former youth counselor at the state youth correctional facility in Concord. Maunsell testified for hours about her experiences at the facility, where she was sent as a teenager in 2001. She told jurors that Malavet sexually abused her in various rooms at the facility.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play

CONCORD, NH —

The alleged victim in the sexual abuse trial of a former counselor at a New Hampshire youth facility testified on Tuesday.

Natasha Maunsell has chosen to remain anonymous and speak publicly about her allegations against Victor Malavet, a former youth counselor at the State Juvenile Correctional Institution in Concord.

Maunsell testified for hours about her experiences at the facility where she was placed as a teenager in 2001.

She told the jury that Malavet sexually abused her in various rooms at the facility.

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Malavet faces a dozen counts of sexual assault and was arrested in 2021 as part of a broader criminal investigation into abuse at the former youth development center in Manchester.

While on the witness stand, Maunsell told the jury that she tried to reject Malavet's advances but felt cornered.

“I remember having this terrible feeling that this was never going to end,” she said. “It's never going to stop. It's going to keep happening the same way every time.”

In 2021, Maunsell filed a separate civil lawsuit against the state of New Hampshire.

During cross-examination, the defense pressed Maunsell with questions about her memories of the alleged assaults and why she did not make the allegations until two decades later.

The trial is scheduled to continue on Wednesday.

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