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Hoare has seven convictions for rape and other sex crimes dating back to 1973 Hoare bought the winning Lotto Extra ticket during his weekend prison leave A 70-year-old convicted rapist has been given full access to the £7.2m jackpot he won in the lottery after a 15-year legal battle.
Iorworth Hoare, of Seacroft, Leeds, bought the winning Lotto Extra ticket during the Leyhill Prison Open weekend in Gloucestershire in August 2004.
Hoare was serving a life sentence for rape after attacking teacher Shirley Woodsman in 1989. Woodsman died last year at age 92.
Hoare was released from prison in 2005, but had not been given full access to his earnings as part of the conditions of his release. Instead, he received a monthly stipend of £8,666 after his licensed release.
Hoare has had six prior convictions for rape and other sex crimes, dating back to 1973 when he was convicted of Woodsman's attempted rape.
After a lengthy legal battle that began in 2008, Hoare has now been granted full access to his earnings, including any interest accrued while in prison. The administrators appointed to oversee Hoare's earnings reportedly included a Home Office official, Hoare's lawyer. , and his accountant.
Woodsman successfully sued Hoare for compensation after winning the lottery, forcing him to pay £50,000 in damages, as well as £800,000 in legal costs.
Their legal battle set a precedent, allowing other victims of sexual assault, including Jimmy Saville's victims, to seek compensation.
Despite efforts to prevent Hoare from accessing his winnings, a Home Office source told the Mirror that "at the end of the day" there was "nothing legal" to be done. Since then, the victim's family has pleaded with Hoare to donate his winnings to charity.
After learning Hoare now had full access to his £7.2m jackpot, Woodman's daughter Shelley Wolfson, 67, told the Mirror: "He gave all the money to charity and that's what he should do with your money." He can do good with that money, just like my mother did.
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