Friday 14 October 2016

Footballer Ched Evans cleared of rape in retrial

Former Wales player’s conviction quashed after judges let complainant’s former partners give evidence about her sex life

The international footballer Ched Evans has been found not guilty at his retrial of raping a 19-year-old waitress in a hotel room after a drunken night out with former club-mates.

Evans spent two and a half years in prison for rape but his original conviction was quashed by the appeal court following a high-profile and well-funded campaign by family and friends that included the offer of a £50,000 reward for information leading to his acquittal.

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from Football | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2edCY47