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| Ched Evans reaches settlement with lawyers over rape case | Ched Evans reaches settlement with lawyers over rape case |
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| Ched Evans has reached an out-of-court settlement with his original defence team over their handling of the case where he was found guilty of rape. | Ched Evans has reached an out-of-court settlement with his original defence team over their handling of the case where he was found guilty of rape. |
| The conviction was later quashed and overturned at a retrial. | |
| The BBC understands the Welsh footballer, 30, who now plays for League One Fleetwood Town, will receive a six-figure sum. | The BBC understands the Welsh footballer, 30, who now plays for League One Fleetwood Town, will receive a six-figure sum. |
| A spokesperson for the law firm Brabners said Mr Evans' case had been "entirely without merit". | A spokesperson for the law firm Brabners said Mr Evans' case had been "entirely without merit". |
| Mr Evans was originally convicted following a trial of raping a 19-year-old woman in a Premier Inn near Rhyl, Denbighshire, in May 2011. | Mr Evans was originally convicted following a trial of raping a 19-year-old woman in a Premier Inn near Rhyl, Denbighshire, in May 2011. |
| At the time, he was playing for Sheffield United and was earning a reported £18,000 a week. | At the time, he was playing for Sheffield United and was earning a reported £18,000 a week. |
| But the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction and ordered a retrial in 2016. | But the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction and ordered a retrial in 2016. |
| Private investigators gathered new evidence, with a £50,000 reward offered for information to help his case. | Private investigators gathered new evidence, with a £50,000 reward offered for information to help his case. |
| In a rare move, the jury at Cardiff Crown Court heard from two men who had had sex with the complainant around the time of the rape allegation. | In a rare move, the jury at Cardiff Crown Court heard from two men who had had sex with the complainant around the time of the rape allegation. |
| The jury took less than three hours to find Mr Evans not guilty of the charge following the eight-day trial. | The jury took less than three hours to find Mr Evans not guilty of the charge following the eight-day trial. |
| The spokesperson for Brabners said: "We are glad that Ched Evans has agreed not to pursue this case, which we believe was entirely without merit. | The spokesperson for Brabners said: "We are glad that Ched Evans has agreed not to pursue this case, which we believe was entirely without merit. |
| "Brabners put forward a strong defence of Mr Evans claim following a thorough process and we were prepared to vigorously defend our handling of the case." | "Brabners put forward a strong defence of Mr Evans claim following a thorough process and we were prepared to vigorously defend our handling of the case." |