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Rapist Win Lottery, Victim Wants $$$
So, what do we think about this?
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Rape Victim Seeks Lotto Winning Attacker's Fortune In Court
Monday November 5, 2007
CityNews.ca Staff
It's a fascinating case, the kind that sparks debate on talk radio. But it hasn't gotten a lot of attention on this side of the pond. It centres on a man named Iorworth Hoare, who was given a life sentence after being convicted of raping a woman in a park in Leeds, England in 1988.
The victim, known only as "Mrs. A", considered suing her attacker and trying to get a monetary reward for her pain and suffering, but was told Hoare was broke and that she would have received only a moral victory and a large lawyer's bill for her troubles. So she never pursued any damages and was given $10,000 by a Criminal Injuries Compensation Board instead.
That's where this tragic tale should have ended, but it didn't. Life sentences are not what they used to be and Hoare was allowed out on day passes in 2004. On one of those outings, the convicted rapist bought a lottery ticket and to the stunned surprise of the country, he won. The jackpot: about $13 million in Canadian funds.
Hoare is now free on parole, but his victim complains she will forever remain a prisoner of what he did to her - and she's filed suit to get some or all of the cash. But a court has ruled too much time has passed and she's no longer entitled to any compensation. British law allows for just six years to file such a claim and an Appeals Court insists it can't change that.
Still, the victim isn't taking 'no' for an answer and has taken her outrage to the highest court of the land. And that's where things sit, as the justices try and reach a decision on this unusual case. Mrs. A is now 78, and claims she couldn't ask for money he didn't have then and that she should be able to share it now.
The so-called Law Lords are pondering whether the original six year limit is fair and are expected to render their verdict on whether the man the press has dubbed "The Lotto Rapist" can hang on to his fortune or be forced to turn some or all of it over to his victim in the interest of justice.
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