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LONDON, England (AP) -- A British woman assaulted by a serial rapist has won the right to sue the attacker who became a millionaire by winning the lottery while in prison. A judge ruled Tuesday that the 78-year-old victim, known only as Mrs. A, can seek punitive damages from Iorworth Hoare for an attempted rape in 1989. Hoare won £7 million -- about $12.8 million at the time -- when he bought a winning lottery ticket in 2004 while spending a few hours outside prison under supervision. He received his money when he was released in 2005, after serving 16 years of a life sentence for attacking Mrs. A. He had six previous convictions for sexual assaults and rape. Mrs. A sought to sue Hoare when she learned about his winnings. But she was initially told the time limit for compensation claims had run out, with such claims allowed only up to six years after a crime. On Tuesday, Judge Peter Coulson ruled she could pursue the lawsuit, saying he accepted that Mrs. A did not sue Hoare immediately after the attack because the convict did not have funds that would make a financial claim worthwhile. Coulson stressed that the case was exceptional and should not lead to many people trying to sue long after the statute of limitation runs out. "It will be even rarer for such a defendant, years later, to buy a lottery ticket which wins him 7 million pounds or otherwise comes into an unexpected fortune which makes him suddenly worth pursuing after all," the judge said. In a statement that formed part of the court ruling, Mrs. A said: "I very strongly believe he should be held accountable to me for his attack on me and the physiological damage the attack caused me over the years. The attack fundamentally changed me and I am not the person I used to be."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europ...t.ap/index.html

COR Version: Man attempts to rape woman in 1989, serves jail time for sixteen years. Wins lottery while in jail in 2004, gets released in 2006 and receives money. Victim is now suing him.

You think he shouldn't have the money taken away from him as he has already served his time?

I don't agree with suing, but I think it's perfectly fair for her to take his money.

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Originally posted by Beat Blog You think he shouldn't have the money taken away from him as he has already served his time? I don't agree with suing, but I think it's perfectly fair for her to take his money.

I might have agreed with it had it been within a reasonable amount of time after the incident occurred. However, my qualm with this is that it's blatantly someone going, "Oh, shit! Look! I can get a lot of money! SWEET!". It's been almost twenty years and she's only doing this because he won a shitload of money and she sees it as an opportunity.

Hoare. gotta admit, great name for a serial rapist.

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Hope the bitch loses time and money over this entire ordeal.

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Originally posted by idoru I might have agreed with it had it been within a reasonable amount of time after the incident occurred. However, my qualm with this is that it's blatantly someone going, "Oh, shit! Look! I can get a lot of money! SWEET!". It's been almost twenty years and she's only doing this because he won a shitload of money and she sees it as an opportunity.

i say good luck to her.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN i say good luck to her.

I kind of agree, but this scenario makes a mockery of the statute of limitations. Extreme or not, if it she wins it'll open up plenty of retardedness, and the retarded people will have some kind of precedent to base their own 'extreme' cases on.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN i say good luck to her.

Why?

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Originally posted by idoru I might have agreed with it had it been within a reasonable amount of time after the incident occurred. However, my qualm with this is that it's blatantly someone going, "Oh, shit! Look! I can get a lot of money! SWEET!". It's been almost twenty years and she's only doing this because he won a shitload of money and she sees it as an opportunity.

I completely agree with you.

However, if you were raped, do you think you'd EVER get over hating the person who did it?

It must be a horrible experience, and I can totally understand where she is coming from trying to screw this guy over down the line.

i think the real question is: why the fuck do they keep letting him out? seven convictions and he still gets parole?

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Originally posted by Idoru I'm cooler than you plus i give better head i swallow

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Originally posted by idoru Why?

the guy is a serial rapist. im not gonna cry about one of his victims taking lots of money away from him.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk but this scenario makes a mockery of the statute of limitations.

maybe. but there are plenty of crimes for which a statute doesn't apply anyway.

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that fucking ****. I hope she gets raped by a homeless guy.

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