UK Woman Sues Rapist After He Wins Lottery

A Court in the UK is to decide next week whether a victim can sue a rapist who went on to win millions of pounds in the lottery.

The woman, who's name isn't being released, has taken her case to the highest court in the country after she was told that too much time had lapsed for her to bring an action.

Iorworth Hoare, dubbed the "Lotto rapist" by the press, had no money when he was jailed for life in 1989 for the attempted rape. But in 2004, he won 7 million pounds after buying a ticket during day release from prison shortly before being freed on parole.

The woman says that Hoare should be made to pay for his "violent and disgusting sexual assault" that had left her mentally scarred. She was 59 when Hoare attacked her as she walked in a local park in broad daylight.

The woman says she didn't sue for damages at the time because she had been told he didn't have any money.

However, the High Court now says she cannot make a compensation claim because she is outside the legal six-year limit to sue for damages.

The court will be deciding whether the time limit is fair in this case.

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