Olivia Griffin, a 22-year-old woman adopted from China, was granted $29.6 million in damages for the abuse she suffered from her adoptive parents. Griffin experienced severe psychological and physical abuse, forced labor, and confinement in a basement. She escaped in 2018 and later filed a lawsuit against her adoptive parents and state officials who failed to act on abuse signs. Griffin's brother had reported her mistreatment to the police in 2011, but she was never removed from the home despite documentation of the abuse. Settlements prior to the award totaled about $1 million.
A New Hampshire woman, Olivia Griffin, was awarded $29.6 million in damages for the abuse endured as a child at the hands of her adoptive parents.
Griffin was subjected to years of psychological and physical abuse, forced labor, and confinement in a small basement room until her escape in 2018.
The lawsuit contends that various state and local officials failed to intervene despite being aware of the signs of abuse and Griffin's living conditions.
Griffin's brother reported her confinement and abuse to the police in 2011, but despite documentation, she was never removed from the home.
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