Footballer Ched Evans was cleared of rape after judges made a highly unusual decision to let the jury hear from two of his accuser's former lovers. CHED EVANS' FUTURE CAREER IN FOOTBALLChed Evans signed a £2,000-a-week deal with League One Chesterfield after his conviction was quashed in April. X''In a statement to the court, Mr Burrough said he believed the messages to mean: 'I receive £50,000 to provide information that Ched Evans is innocent'. 'The messages were not drafted by Ched Evans. In a highly unusual move, the judge in the Ched Evans retrial allowed the jury to hear from his accuser's former lovers.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 14, 2016 18:21 UTC