CONCORD, N.H. —

A court hearing resumed Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by former residents of New Hampshire’s Youth Development Center challenging a new state law that changes how the YDC settlement fund is administered.

The law gives the governor the authority to appoint the fund’s administrator, a role previously held by former state Supreme Court Chief Justice John Broderick, an independent attorney. Until a new administrator is named, the claims process for alleged victims remains on hold.

During the hearing, an alleged victim, identified only as John Doe, told the judge he feels betrayed by the changes, saying it took everything he had to come forward under the original process.

“Even speaking to you guys was not easy at all,” he said. “It was a task that took months … I honestly don’

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