What I would struggle with in this case is that the rape is based on her being to intoxicates to consent. How does a jury then decide one is guilty and one is not? Obviously I've not heard the full facts and they were directed to come to separate outcomes but it seems very strange to me...
Maybe he is innocent. Miscarriages of justice happen. Therefore he is never going to show remorse.
His appeal will make or break his return as a footballer in this country.
This is correct.
He has served his time.
Football does not require CRB checks ect
Let the man get on with his life if someone wants to offer him a contract then good luck to him
That is the same in a lot of professions. Unless your profession involves CRB checks then your criminal past is unlikely to affect you. The only real difference is that footballers are almost like celebrities. On the murder front there is a few cases where potential footballers were convicted of...
The difference here will be who is going to employ Rolf Harris after the string of convictions? No one. He will serve his time and that will be that. He is a man whose career was pretty much done anyway.
Evans is a young guy who still has a career in front of him even now. He is likely to have...
This is an interesting case.
As a background the conviction seems a little ropey to say the least on reading the background of the case. However he was found guilty and appeals not got anywhere. He was however sentenced lightly. 5 years is not a long sentence for someone who has gone to trial...