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Evans has been found innocent. But what has happened over the past two years has left a dark stain on society
The way in which the footballer’s case has been handled, in and out of court, is a damning indictment on sections of the public and how they view women — especially those who accuse men of rape says KADEEM SIMMONDS

Lessons have to be learnt. Not just in football but the wider world. For the last two years, this Ched Evans case has been nothing but disgusting.

From the way his side have handled this case, creating a website which painted him as a saint and the woman as something you would scrape off your shoe, to the public who have chanted Evans’s name and laughed about rape, we have truly seen how people feel about not only footballers treating women, but how men and society view rape.

When I first wrote about Evans returning to football, I made myself clear; I didn’t want him anywhere near the game. Not while he was adamant that he did nothing wrong despite being sentenced to five years in prison for rape.

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