Sex offender's $4m lawsuit against his victim thrown out in California court

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Sex offender's $4m lawsuit against his victim thrown out in California court

The case sparked national outrage when the 26-year-old man
filed a defamation suit after his victim and her family called him
a ‘rapist’ on Facebook

Sam Levin in San Francisco
Tuesday 4 October 2016 00.25 BST

A sex offender who sued his victim for $4m had his case thrown out in a California court on Monday, a decision advocates hope will discourage perpetrators from filing lawsuits that “revictimize” survivors.

Lang Her, 26, sparked national outrage when he filed a defamation claim against his 24-year-old victim Yee Xiong after he pleaded no contest to a felony assault charge, earning him one year behind bars.

Despite the plea deal and jail sentence, Her accused Xiong and her family of making false statements when they called him a “rapist” on Facebook. His defamation lawsuit is part of a growing number of high-profile legal complaints from men found guilty of sexual assault – a trend that victims’ advocates fear could discourage survivors from speaking out.

“Women who come forward and report these crimes have to know … that they are not going to get sued,” said McGregor Scott, who represented Xiong. “I hope this sends a message … that this is not going to be tolerated.”

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/03/california-sexual-assault-victim-sued-lawsuit-dropped

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

1. Good grief, and I thought businesses suing for negative reviews on Yelp was bad!

Thank goodness the case was rejected.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

2. Good, the court won't tolerate men suing their victims.

Now, if men who assault women could be sure of serious punishment, the number of assaults against women might decrease.

Dream on.