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Originally Posted by Angua
Fair or not. One has to question why the victim waited until he won the lottery to sue.
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Because just because you are awarded damages in court, doesn't mean you'll get them. Ignore the lottery win for the moment, as noone could have predicted it. He would in jail for 16 years before he is even able to earn a wage. After that it is likely that he'll get minimum wage, maybe a touch more at best. If the victim is awarded say 100k, the rapist would have all his possessions sold at auction. That's about all the victim will get. They won't start seeing the money any more 16 years, and even then, the compensation will be repaid at some silly rate like 5 quid a week. In short, it isn't worth it.