Chedwyn Michael Evans

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Charge:	Rape
Sentence:	5 years
Years Imprisoned:	2.5
Year Crime:	2011
Year Convicted:	2012
Year Cleared:	2016
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
County or Region of Crime:	Wales
City of Crime:	Rhyl
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Chedwyn Michael Evans aka Ched Evans was wrongly convicted on April 20, 2012 of rape in Rhyl, England in May 2011. Evans was a pro soccer player who played for Wales and Sheffield United. Evans' prosecution was based solely on the testimony of the alleged 19-year-old victim. After his conviction by a jury Evans was sentenced to five years in prison. In August 2012 Evans was denied leave to appeal by a single judge, and in November 2012 the full appeals court affirmed that denial. After his conviction supporters of Evans offered a 50,000 reward for new information. Evans was released on October 17, 2014 after serving half his sentence. After his release, Evans submitted an application for the Criminal Cases Review Commission to review his case. Following a ten-month investigation, in October 2015 the CCRC referred Evans case to the Court of Appeal based on "new material which was not considered by the jury at trial." The Court of Appeals for England and Wales quashed Evans' conviction on April 21, 2016. During Evans retrial evidence was admitted about the woman's sexual preferences and language she used during sex. After an eight day trial, the jury deliberated for two hours before acquitting Evans on October 14, 2016."
Conviction Caused By:	"Unreliable testimony by the lleged "victim.""
Innocence Proved By:	"The Court of Appeals for England and Wales quashed Evans' conviction on April 21, 2016. During Evans retrial evidence was admitted about the woman's sexual preferences and language she used during sex. After an eight day trial, the jury deliberated for two hours before acquitting Evans on October 14, 2016."
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Age When Imprisoned:	23
Age When Released:	25
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Ched Evans: footballer found not guilty of rape in retrial, By Steven Morris and Alexandra Topping (Staff writers), The Guardian (London), October 14, 2016"
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Chedwyn Michael Evans

Charge:

Rape

Sentence:

5 years

Years Imprisoned:

2.5

Year Crime:

2011

Year Convicted:

2012

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

Wales

City of Crime:

Rhyl

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

"Unreliable testimony by the lleged "victim.""

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

23

Age When Released:

25

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Ched Evans: footballer found not guilty of rape in retrial, By Steven Morris and Alexandra Topping (Staff writers), The Guardian (London), October 14, 2016"

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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/oct/14/footballer-ched-evans-cleared-of-in-retrial

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