Two women who were sexually assaulted by London taxi driver John Worboys have won their High Court bid to get compensation from the Met Police.
The women claimed their treatment by police after reporting Worboys's attacks had caused mental suffering.
The judge ruled their human rights were breached. Damages will now be assessed.
The judge also said "systemic" failures in the investigation meant Worboys - jailed for life in 2009 for attacks from 2002-08 - was not stopped earlier.
Reacting to the judgement, the Met said the case raised "important arguments regarding the boundaries of police responsibility", adding that it had already apologised for mistakes in the investigation.
It said many of the judge's criticisms had already been addressed and that it would now consider the judgement.
Delivering his judgement at the High Court in London, Mr Justice Green said Worboys - who was convicted of 19 offences, including one rape and 12 drugging charges - had carried out more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults.
BBC News - Taxi sex attacks: John Worboys' victims win payout bid
So HTF does that work, someone commits crimes, they don't sue the criminal and the public have to pay instead? It certainly wasn't the police, or the people footing the bill (Joe Taxpayer) who breached their human rights and much as I feel sorry for them - HTF can it be right that we pay? They should be seeking compensation off the criminal.
f**king compensation culture
The women claimed their treatment by police after reporting Worboys's attacks had caused mental suffering.
The judge ruled their human rights were breached. Damages will now be assessed.
The judge also said "systemic" failures in the investigation meant Worboys - jailed for life in 2009 for attacks from 2002-08 - was not stopped earlier.
Reacting to the judgement, the Met said the case raised "important arguments regarding the boundaries of police responsibility", adding that it had already apologised for mistakes in the investigation.
It said many of the judge's criticisms had already been addressed and that it would now consider the judgement.
Delivering his judgement at the High Court in London, Mr Justice Green said Worboys - who was convicted of 19 offences, including one rape and 12 drugging charges - had carried out more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults.
The women, known only as DSD and NBV for legal reasons, brought their claims under article three of the Human Rights Act - the right not to be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment.
So HTF does that work, someone commits crimes, they don't sue the criminal and the public have to pay instead? It certainly wasn't the police, or the people footing the bill (Joe Taxpayer) who breached their human rights and much as I feel sorry for them - HTF can it be right that we pay? They should be seeking compensation off the criminal.
f**king compensation culture
seem to think only immigrants misuse the Human Rights Acts for their own purposes *shrug*
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