{"id":269797,"date":"2023-04-20T17:06:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T22:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=269797"},"modified":"2023-04-21T10:48:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T15:48:47","slug":"sex-offender-who-won-lottery-in-prison-claims-7-2m-jackpot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/sex-offender-who-won-lottery-in-prison-claims-7-2m-jackpot\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex Offender Who Won Lottery in Prison Finally Claims \u00a37.2M Jackpot"},"content":{"rendered":"

A serial sex offender who won the UK lottery<\/a> in 2004 while serving a prison sentence has finally gotten his hands on the full \u00a37.2 million (US$9 million) jackpot.<\/p>\n

\"Iorworth
Iorworth Hoare, above, hit the big time when he won the lottery in 2004. The only problem was he was still serving a life sentence for sex offenses. (Image: Chronicle Live<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Iorworth Hoare, 70, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1989 for a string of sex attacks in Leeds, England. He ultimately served 16 years.<\/p>\n

But a year before his official release, he strolled into a store while temporarily freed from Leyhill minimum-security prison as part of a community-based program. He purchased a lottery ticket and promptly hit the big time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the UK, inmates cannot play the lottery because they are forbidden from gambling inside prison facilities. But there is nothing stopping them<\/a> from doing so when on temporary release.<\/p>\n

However, Hoare\u2019s access to his funds was restricted under the terms of his parole. He was permitted to draw \u00a38,666 per month (US$10,800), equating to \u00a31.9 million (US$2.4 million) over 19 years. A government source told The Daily Mirror<\/em> newspaper there was nothing legally to stop him from getting the full amount in the end.<\/p>\n

Victim Sues <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Shirley Woodman, Hoare\u2019s final victim, brought civil proceedings against her attacker. But the case was dismissed because of the statute of limitations. Woodman had neglected to sue Hoare earlier because he was penniless. Instead, she had claimed \u00a35,000 (US$5,680) from the government\u2019s victim compensation scheme.<\/p>\n

But the House of Lords overturned the decision in 2008, and Woodman, who waived her right to anonymity, received \u00a350,000 (US$57,000) in compensation. Hoare was required to pay legal costs of around \u00a3800,000 (US$909,000).<\/strong><\/p>\n

In court, Hoare described himself as \u201cBritain\u2019s most hated millionaire,\u201d adding that he had received death threats.<\/p>\n

The case paved the way for hundreds of victims of historical abuse to come forward to seek justice.<\/p>\n

Charity Plea <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Woodman, who died last year at age 92, was honored by the Queen in 2012 for her services to victims. She donated the money received from Hoare to charitable causes.<\/p>\n

Her daughter, Shelley Wolfson, told her local newspaper,\u00a0The Telegraph and Argus,<\/em> that Hoare should do the same.<\/p>\n

“Perhaps all the interest that he will have earned could be donated to charity,” she said. “He could distribute one or two million pounds to charity. I’d be happy to meet up with him to help him with that,\u201d she said. \u201cIt’s a start. He’s 70. He can’t spend all that money. He can’t live a frivolous life because of what he’s done.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A serial sex offender who won the UK lottery in 2004 while serving a prison sentence has finally gotten his hands on the full \u00a37.2 million (US$9 million) jackpot. Iorworth Hoare, 70, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1989 for a string of sex attacks in Leeds, England. He ultimately served 16 years. But a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":269798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,13699],"tags":[85939,85940],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSex Offender Who Won Lottery in Prison Claims \u00a37.2M Jackpot<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Iorworth Hoare won the lottery while on community release from prison after a life sentence for sex crimes. 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