Ched Evans Cleared - I Still Believe Her

[ChampagneCommunist]

Just seen this in the BBC website. His poor, poor victim

[BabsAtTheZoo]

I still believe her

[SouthWestmom]

IVE just seen this, knew there would be a thread. Marking place as I want to go and read how that happened.

[NinjaFeminist]

I still believe her too

[SpeakNoWords]

I believe her too. I feel sick to the stomach about this.

[NewlySkinnyMe]

Unbelievable

[MadisonAvenue]

Another who still believes her.
Awful, just awful.

[BreconBeBuggered]

Ugh. Is that right, that her former sexual partners gave evidence?

[kateclarke]

I still believe her too. Gutted.

[braceybracegirl]

Is there a link? Dreadful news.

[Aquasport]

I still believe her, urge I'm so bloody angry what have the dove?! Did no jury member listen to Michelle obamas speech?!

[sleepyhead]

From the words out of his own mouth and his own acknowledged deeds I judge Ched Evans to be a vile creature and he can't escape from that.

[Aquasport]

To think him and his bike family will now be splashed across pages of hello etc it's just leaves me sick to stomach

[rosesandcashmere]

I believe her.

[intheknickersoftime]

Absolutely disgraceful that he has got away with this.

[AlistairSim]

I'm not shocked but I am so disappointed.
That poor woman

[CanWeNot]

I still believe her

[callmeadoctor]

How could she give consent when he admitted he didn't speak to her? Vile, vile man!

[SpeakNoWords]

No actual new evidence, just tales of her sexual activity before and after the incident. Totally irrelevant. Sends a message out to rape victims, best not report your attack unless you have a socially acceptable sexual history.

[PinkissimoAndPearls]

I believe her.

[DownWithThisSortaThing]

I believe her.
I'm disappointed. I think he's a revolting person and she must have been through hell because of what he did.
Whatever the verdict, it's pretty clear that he has a disgusting attitude towards women and his behaviour was shameful.

[LizardBreath]

Me too. The whole thing is awful. That poor woman.

[MyKingdomForBrie]

It's terrifying that they can use her consensual sexual history in graphic detail in court, to be reported in the papers. Yes justice has to come first but there should be limits to admissibility for that kind of detail.

[Scarydinosaurs]

I believe her.

What he described himself was rape. Sexual consent requires an enthusiastic YES. You can't do that if you're too inebriated to speak.

[SouthWestmom]

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/14/footballer-ched-evans-cleared-of-raping-teenager-after-two-week/#update-20161014-1454

Link. Shocked that dictating positions and saying 'go harder' is some sort of unique sexual behaviour that it can be used in evidence.

And wtf is NM on - why hasn't she run screaming for the hills?