Lotto rape case victory opens gates for compensation News & Analysis
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January 2008
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From Time Online (UK) - Lotto rape case victory opens gates for compensation: One womanaEUR™s quest for justice against the so-called Lotto rapist ended in victory this morning with a court ruling that paves the way for thousands of sex abuse victims to sue their attackers for compensation. In a landmark ruling, five law lords […]
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From Time Online (UK) – Lotto rape case victory opens gates for compensation:
One woman’s quest for justice against the so-called Lotto rapist ended in victory this morning with a court ruling that paves the way for thousands of sex abuse victims to sue their attackers for compensation.
In a landmark ruling, five law lords swept away the current bar on historic claims being brought for sexual assault. Until now, victims have been precluded by law from bringing a claim more than six years after an attack or, in child abuses case, more than six years after reaching majority at 18.