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. The rich footballer and the waitress living at home: Ched Evans trial profiles Read moreApplause could be heard from the public gallery following the acquittal. In court, Evans admitted he lied to get the key for the hotel room and did not speak to her before, during or after sex. She said: “The whole way the case has been handled trivialises rape and puts women off reporting. “Many victims and survivors of rape have followed this case from the original arrest and many more in the intervening years.

Source: The Guardian October 14, 2016 13:38 UTC