Believe It or Not – Debt for Rape is Dischargeable without Proof of Intent
Posted onCommitting rape does not automatically result in a nondischargeable debt for infliction of “willful and malicious” injury under Section 523 (a)(6), according to Judge Sarah A. Hall (Hagmaier v. Cooley, 15-1214 (W.D. Okla. May 12, 2016) Judge blamed poor lawyering. Judge Hall said that the plaintiff “utterly failed to focus on proving [the perpetrator’s] intent”. […]