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Ched Evans admits not asking if he could have unprotected sex with woman | Ched Evans admits not asking if he could have unprotected sex with woman |
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The footballer Ched Evans has admitted to the jury at his retrial that he lied to get a keycard for a hotel room where he allegedly raped a 19-year-old woman. | The footballer Ched Evans has admitted to the jury at his retrial that he lied to get a keycard for a hotel room where he allegedly raped a 19-year-old woman. |
Evans, who has played for Manchester City, Sheffield United and Wales, also conceded that he did not ask the alleged victim whether he could have unprotected sex with her. | Evans, who has played for Manchester City, Sheffield United and Wales, also conceded that he did not ask the alleged victim whether he could have unprotected sex with her. |
But he insisted the woman consented to sex and appeared to enjoy it. “I wouldn’t hurt a girl,” he told the jury at Cardiff crown court. “I wouldn’t do anything to harm a girl.” | But he insisted the woman consented to sex and appeared to enjoy it. “I wouldn’t hurt a girl,” he told the jury at Cardiff crown court. “I wouldn’t do anything to harm a girl.” |
In cross-examination on Tuesday, Evans said he did not believe footballers were “entitled”. He was asked by the prosecutor about remarks he made to the police following his arrest that footballers were rich, which he said was what women liked. | In cross-examination on Tuesday, Evans said he did not believe footballers were “entitled”. He was asked by the prosecutor about remarks he made to the police following his arrest that footballers were rich, which he said was what women liked. |
Evans, 27, said the statement was “cringeworthy”. “I wasn’t expecting it to be read out in court,” he said. “I don’t think footballers are entitled to anything.” | Evans, 27, said the statement was “cringeworthy”. “I wasn’t expecting it to be read out in court,” he said. “I don’t think footballers are entitled to anything.” |
The prosecutor Simon Medland QC said to Evans: “I suggest … you felt entitled to behave like that to that 19-year-old waitress.” Evans replied: “No, that’s wrong. I wouldn’t treat a girl like that.” | The prosecutor Simon Medland QC said to Evans: “I suggest … you felt entitled to behave like that to that 19-year-old waitress.” Evans replied: “No, that’s wrong. I wouldn’t treat a girl like that.” |
The woman has told the jury that she woke up naked in the room in Rhyl, north Wales, with no memory of getting there and fearing she had been attacked after her drinks were spiked. The prosecution alleges she could not possibly have consented to sex in the incident in May 2011 as she was too intoxicated. Evans denies rape. | The woman has told the jury that she woke up naked in the room in Rhyl, north Wales, with no memory of getting there and fearing she had been attacked after her drinks were spiked. The prosecution alleges she could not possibly have consented to sex in the incident in May 2011 as she was too intoxicated. Evans denies rape. |
Evans, who began giving evidence in his defence on Monday, said the woman had consented and he would not have had sex with her if she had been too drunk to consent. | |
The footballer told the jury that he let himself into the hotel room without knocking. His friend Clayton McDonald and the woman were having sex, he said. “The door slammed behind me. They both looked at me. Clay looked at her and said: ‘Can my mate join in?’ She looked at me and said: ‘Yes.’” | The footballer told the jury that he let himself into the hotel room without knocking. His friend Clayton McDonald and the woman were having sex, he said. “The door slammed behind me. They both looked at me. Clay looked at her and said: ‘Can my mate join in?’ She looked at me and said: ‘Yes.’” |
Medland asked Evans if it would have been a “good idea” if he had asked if she minded having unprotected sex. Evans replied: “I didn’t ask the question … It wasn’t the right moment to ask the question.” | |
He accepted he had lied to the hotel receptionist that McDonald no longer needed the room – when he was already in it – to get the key. | He accepted he had lied to the hotel receptionist that McDonald no longer needed the room – when he was already in it – to get the key. |
He denied tucking his head down to avoid his face being caught on a CCTV camera as he left via a fire exit, or walking home rather than catching a taxi to avoid detection even though he had an ankle injury. | He denied tucking his head down to avoid his face being caught on a CCTV camera as he left via a fire exit, or walking home rather than catching a taxi to avoid detection even though he had an ankle injury. |
The jury was told that Evans’s brother, Ryan Roberts, then 18, and another man were outside the hotel room peering in and filming with a mobile phone. | |
Giving evidence, Roberts, now a 23-year-old maths teacher, said he saw McDonald having sex with the woman. “It appeared to me the woman was enjoying it judging by her reactions.” Asked if she seemed incapacitated, he replied: “She was fully participating.” | |
He said his brother sent him a text telling him: “You can go home, I’ll follow you.” | |
Asked how he felt about what he did that night, Roberts said: “It makes me cringe. At the time I thought it was funny. Looking back it was immature and silly.” | |
Evans was found guilty of rape in April 2012 but his appeal against the conviction was allowed. McDonald was cleared of rape. | Evans was found guilty of rape in April 2012 but his appeal against the conviction was allowed. McDonald was cleared of rape. |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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