A woman who was left mentally scarred after being sexually assaulted by a man who went on to win millions of pounds on the lottery, won the right to sue him on Wednesday.In a ruling, which could pave the way for thousands of sexual abuse victims to sue their attackers, the Law Lords said the woman, known only as Mrs A, could seek compensation for the attempted rape in Leeds two decades ago.In a statement read outside the Lords by her lawyer, Mrs A said she was “delighted and relieved” that the appeal had proved successful and that she had been able to change the law so that others in the future could “achieve justice”. Her attacker, Iorworth Hoare, dubbed the "Lotto rapist" by the press, had no money when he was jailed for life at Leeds Crown Court in 1989 for the crime.
