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Natasha Maunsell sits in Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, during a break in her testimony against Victor Malavet, a former youth detention center staffer charged with sexually assaulting her in 2001. The Associated Press does not typically name those who say they were sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly as Maunsell has done. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)

Natasha Maunsell sits in Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, during a break in her testimony against Victor Malavet, a former youth detention center staffer charged with sexually assaulting her in 2001. The Associated Press does not typically name those who say they were sexually assaulted unless they come forward publicly as Maunsell has done. (AP Photo/Holly Ramer)

Superior Court Justice Daniel St. Hilaire conducts a bench meeting with lawyers during the first day of the trial for Victor Malavet, 62, of Gilford at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Malavet is a former state employee charged in connection with the attorney general's probe of the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Superior Court Justice Daniel St. Hilaire conducts a bench meeting with lawyers during the first day of the trial for Victor Malavet, 62, of Gilford at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Malavet is a former state employee charged in connection with the attorney general's probe of the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Victor Malavet stands as lawyers conduct a bench meeting with the judge during his trial at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Malavet, a former state employee is charged in connection with the attorney general's probe of the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)

Victor Malavet stands as lawyers conduct a bench meeting with the judge during his trial at Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H., on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Malavet, a former state employee is charged in connection with the attorney general's probe of the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester. (David Lane/Union Leader via AP, Pool)