Ched Evans cleared of rape after five year battle

Former Man City striker Ched Evans successfully overturned his conviction for raping a teenage girl after uncovering new evidence of her previous sexual history.
After the Wales international lost his first appeal four years ago his family employed private investigators to gather new evidence.
They spoke to two men who had sex with the 19-year-old woman in the months before she alleged she had been raped by the footballer in May 2011.
They both gave accounts of the woman’s sexual preferences that were similar to the description put forward by Evans at his original trial and supported his... read more