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| Huntley sex victim wins damages | Huntley sex victim wins damages |
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| A woman who has won a claim for damages after being sexually abused by Ian Huntley is suing social services for failing to provide suitable care. | A woman who has won a claim for damages after being sexually abused by Ian Huntley is suing social services for failing to provide suitable care. |
| Hailey Giblin, 21, of North Lincolnshire, was molested by the Soham killer when she was 11. | |
| She brought a civil case against Huntley, 33, who is serving life at HMP Wakefield for the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. | She brought a civil case against Huntley, 33, who is serving life at HMP Wakefield for the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. |
| Mrs Giblin won the right to damages at Manchester High Court on Tuesday. | Mrs Giblin won the right to damages at Manchester High Court on Tuesday. |
| Admission 'priceless' | |
| It was also revealed during the hearing that Mrs Giblin, of Barton-upon-Humber, is suing social services for failing to provide suitable aftercare. | |
| Speaking outside court, she said: "I feel a massive sense of relief that Ian Huntley has admitted that in the summer of 1997 he took me, an innocent 11-year-old girl, from the sanctity of my street, to an orchard where I was subject to the most horrific sexual attack at his hands. | |
| "Yet I still feel upset that Huntley was left at large, resulting in the deaths of two innocent children. | |
| "I hope now that with Ian Huntley admitting his crimes that he committed against me, this will silence my critics. | |
| "I now have a judgement by admission awarded to me against Ian Huntley and although it is of no monetary value, to me it's priceless." | |
| Mrs Giblin said she hoped other victims of sexual abuse would be inspired "not to be ignored and simply be a statistic of rape or abuse". | |
| Insufficient evidence | |
| Huntley, originally from Grimsby, had initially denied the attack but the court was formally informed on Tuesday that he had confessed. | Huntley, originally from Grimsby, had initially denied the attack but the court was formally informed on Tuesday that he had confessed. |
| District Judge Dick Fairclough postponed a ruling on the level of damages to be awarded to Mrs Giblin and ordered that a number of police statements should be released to her lawyers. | District Judge Dick Fairclough postponed a ruling on the level of damages to be awarded to Mrs Giblin and ordered that a number of police statements should be released to her lawyers. |
| Mrs Giblin, who waived her right to anonymity, had reported the attack to Humberside Police in 1998 and 2005, but the Crown Prosecution Service ruled there was insufficient evidence for a prosecution. | Mrs Giblin, who waived her right to anonymity, had reported the attack to Humberside Police in 1998 and 2005, but the Crown Prosecution Service ruled there was insufficient evidence for a prosecution. |
| She is thought to have spent about £60,000 in legal fees. | She is thought to have spent about £60,000 in legal fees. |
| It is understood that double murderer Huntley, who was jailed for life in 2003, is insolvent. | It is understood that double murderer Huntley, who was jailed for life in 2003, is insolvent. |