Ched Evans found not guilty of rape following retrial
Date published: Friday 14th October 2016 2:46
Ched Evans has been found not guilty of raping a teenager following a two week retrial at Cardiff Crown Court.
The Wales international and Chesterfield striker, who fought a five year battle to clear his name, wept and hugged his partner Natasha Massey following the verdict at Cardiff Crown Court.
Evans, 27, had admitted to having sex with the teenager in a hotel in Rhyl, north Wales, and cheating on his girlfriend in the process, but always insisted it had been consensual.
He had maintained his innocence from the very outset – saying the woman had invited him to “join in” a 4am romp with a fellow footballer.
Defence counsel Judy Khan QC said Evans answered every single question during his police interviews and detectives would never have known about the sex session had it not been for the soccer star’s honesty.
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