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Will Ched Evans appeal set precedent for future rape trials?

Woman's Hour

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Much has been said and written about the outcome of the Ched Evans rape trial. Last Friday (October 14th) the footballer was acquitted after a retrial of one count of rape. The jury at Cardiff Crown Court returned a unanimous verdict of not guilty. In 2012, he'd been found guilty of the rape of a 19 year old woman. That conviction was overturned because of new evidence about the woman's sexual history, deemed admissible in court: something which has caused confusion and in some cases outrage. Clive Coleman explains…

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