EFFINGHAM — Elizabeth walked out of Green Mountain Treatment Center in 2017 on what she described as a spiritual high. She was newly sober and excited to start the next chapter of her recovery from opioid addiction.
Those feelings were fleeting. One day after leaving treatment, she said she received unsolicited, explicit Snapchat messages, including a photo of a sex organ and invitations to meet for sex.
The messages, she said, came from Eric Spofford, founder of Granite Recovery Centers, parent company of the facility Elizabeth had just left. Spofford is one of the most prominent figures in New Hampshire’s response to the opioid epidemic.
Two weeks later, Elizabeth began using opioids again. She said Spofford’s harassment, “100 percent set me back in my recovery.” NHPR agreed to identify Elizabeth by her middle name only, because she’s concerned about speaking publicly.
Apparently, Elizabeth is not alone. An NHPR investigation uncovered multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and retaliation by Spofford while he was CEO of GRC.
A former GRC employee told NHPR that in 2018, Spofford sexually assaulted her during the workday. In 2020, according to multiple sources, another GRC employee told several colleagues that Spofford had sexually assaulted her, leading some of them, including the chief operating officer, to quit the company. Multiple sources say Spofford told them he negotiated a paid settlement with this employee that had the effect of silencing her.
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