Ched Evans
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Chedwyn Michael "Ched" Evans (born 28 December 1988) is a Welsh footballer. He plays for EFL Championship's Preston North End.
He was born in St Asaph, Denbighshire. Evans was signed by Manchester City from Chester City's youth set up in 2002. In 2009 he was sold to Sheffield United for £3,000,000. Evans was sent to HM Prison Wymott from 2012 to 2014 for raping a woman. He was acquitted of the rape in 2016.
Personal life change
Evans met his girlfriend while he was with Manchester City. She has said that she planned on getting engaged to Evans now he is released from prison.[1]
Rape conviction and acquittal change
Evans was tried at the Crown Court at Caernarfon with another footballer called Clayton McDonald on a charge of rape. On 20 April 2012 Evans was convicted of raping a 19-year-old woman. After the conviction, Evans was released by United at the end of the season.[2] Evans was given a prison sentence of 5 years. In October 2014 Evans was released from prison after serving half his sentence.[1]
On 14 October 2016, Evans was found not guilty after a retrial.[3] Evans would sue the law firm he used in the first trial. He would receive a £800,000 settlement on 11 April 2019.[4]
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Girlfriend of footballer convicted of rape: I want to marry him when he leaves prison". 9 March 2014.
- ↑ "Sheffield United FC". Archived from the original on 2012-06-02.
- ↑ "Ched Evans: Footballer found not guilty of hotel rape". BBC News. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Ched Evans settles out of court over lawyers' handling of rape case". The Guardian. Retrieved March 11, 2024.