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Will Ched Evans appeal set precedent for future rape trials?

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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