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CARDIFF, WALES - OCTOBER 11: Chesterfield F.C football player Ched Evans arrives for retrial on rape charges at Cardiff Crown Court on October 11, 2016 in Cardiff, Wales. The former Wales striker was jailed in 2012 for raping a 19-year-old woman, but had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal in April. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)
CARDIFF, WALES - OCTOBER 11: Chesterfield F.C football player Ched Evans arrives for retrial on rape charges at Cardiff Crown Court on October 11, 2016 in Cardiff, Wales. The former Wales striker was jailed in 2012 for raping a 19-year-old woman, but had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal in April. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

Ched Evans Found Not Guilty of Rape in Retrial: Latest Details, Comments

Mike ChiariOct 14, 2016

Welsh football player Ched Evans was found not guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in 2011 as part of a retrial verdict handed down Friday.

According to BBC News, the 27-year-old Chesterfield striker was found not guilty after previously being found guilty in 2012 and sentenced to five years in prison. He was released in 2014 and awarded a new trial earlier this year.

As seen in the following video courtesy of Sky News, Evans' solicitor read a statement on his behalf following the not guilty verdict:

Per Sky News, Evans said he joined former Manchester City team-mate Clayton McDonald in having sex with the woman, but that it was consensual.

McDonald was acquitted of rape in 2012.

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