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| Ched Evans' family may 'take action' against Loose Women | Ched Evans' family may 'take action' against Loose Women |
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| The family of footballer Ched Evans have said they may take legal action after a discussion of his rape acquittal on ITV's Loose Women. | The family of footballer Ched Evans have said they may take legal action after a discussion of his rape acquittal on ITV's Loose Women. |
| The Chesterfield striker was cleared of rape at Cardiff Crown Court after a retrial. | |
| A statement on his website said his family were "considering their legal options" after comments on the chat show on Monday. | A statement on his website said his family were "considering their legal options" after comments on the chat show on Monday. |
| A Loose Woman spokesman said they were responding to a complaint. | A Loose Woman spokesman said they were responding to a complaint. |
| In 2012, Mr Evans was found guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room in Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, the previous year. He then served half of a five-year prison term | |
| But that conviction was quashed on appeal last April, and on Friday he was found not guilty of the same charge, at Cardiff Crown Court. | But that conviction was quashed on appeal last April, and on Friday he was found not guilty of the same charge, at Cardiff Crown Court. |
| The player's website said he had served "30 months for a crime he always denied and has now been exonerated of," and he had "always acknowledged his behaviour was morally unacceptable but consensual". | The player's website said he had served "30 months for a crime he always denied and has now been exonerated of," and he had "always acknowledged his behaviour was morally unacceptable but consensual". |
| It added that "opinion is acceptable" but went on to criticise comments by Gloria Hunniford. | It added that "opinion is acceptable" but went on to criticise comments by Gloria Hunniford. |
| A spokesperson for Loose Women said: "We've received a complaint from the father of Ched Evans' partner, to which we are responding." | A spokesperson for Loose Women said: "We've received a complaint from the father of Ched Evans' partner, to which we are responding." |
| In a separate incident, North Wales Police are investigating allegations of the complainant in Mr Evans' case being named on social media, despite having the right to lifelong anonymity. |