Tycoon Must Pay Pounds 259,000 From Beyond the Grave to His Rape Victim
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A WOMAN who claims she was repeatedly raped by a computer tycoon made legal history yesterday by winning a Pounds 259,000 payout from his estate seven years after his death.
Christopher Dawes was never charged with rape, but a High Court judge ruled that there was 'overwhelming' evidence the 'predatory' multimillionaire attacked hairdresser Amanda Lawson.See the full content of this document
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Tycoon Must Pay Pounds 259,000 From Beyond the Grave to His Rape Victim
He forced her to take crack cocaine and held her captive during three days of 'fear and degradation' at his hotel on the Channel Island of Alderney over Christmas 1998.
Dawes was arrested at the time and charged with drug offences. Police were still investigating the rape claim three months later whe...See the full content of this document