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Ched Evans Wins Appeal Against Rape Conviction, Retrial Ordered

Former Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans has won his appeal against his rape conviction and will be handed a retrial.

Dan Roan of BBC Sport passed on the details:

BREAKING Ched Evans wins appeal, rape conviction quashed, retrial ordered

— Dan Roan (@danroan) April 21, 2016

Ched Evans looked tense but showed little emotion as the decision was handed down. Surrounded by members of his family & joined by fiancée

— Dan Roan (@danroan) April 21, 2016

Per BBC, Evans was jailed in 2012 after he was found guilty of raping a 19-year-old girl before being released in 2014, having initially been scheduled to serve a five-year stint.