I am sadly not surprised at all.
Olivia Atkocaitis, now 19, was adopted from China at the age of 14 months in 2004.
The abuse allegedly began when she was 3, with her being tied to a metal column with a dog leash, as per WMUR.
Olivia said her parents, Thomas and Denise Atkocaitis, built her an 8-by-8-foot room in their home’s basement, which is described in the suit as a “dungeon.”
She would reportedly spend the next several years locked up.
The Atkocaitis family had three biological children. They lived in a four-bedroom, 4,300-square-foot New Boston residence that sits on 27 acres of land next to a state forest, as per New Hampshire Union Leader.
Olivia’s dungeon allegedly had only one window, which was secured with chicken wire. She used a bucket for a toilet, causing their home to smell, according to her siblings.
Olivia was allegedly freed from her dungeon to do multiple chores, including tending to farm animals and massaging her mother.
The suit says she repeatedly attempted to escape as a child, but local police would always return her home.
However, it all ended in 2018 when she managed to escape.
Thomas and Denise were subsequently charged.
Denise pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child endangerment and received a minimal jail sentence, while Thomas pleaded guilty to felony criminal restraint and avoided jail altogether.