It quashed his conviction and ordered a retrial – clearly a huge step for Evans, his complainant and all those around them. In September 2015, the witness was re-interviewed by a private detective who was part of the new beefed-up Evans legal team. Eleanor Laws QC, for the crown, described what Evans’ team was trying to do as a “post-trial investigation into the sexual behaviour of a complainant”. The allegations were strongly denied by Evans’ team and the men. There is no suggestion that Evans’ team has done anything wrong.

Source: The Guardian October 14, 2016 14:10 UTC