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Ched Evans' rape conviction overturned five years later

Former Sheffield United striker Ched Evans has had his conviction for rape quashed by the Court of Appeal in London.

A re-trial has been ordered and must take place within the next two months.

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Evans, 27, was jailed in April 2012 after being found guilty of the rape of a 19-year-old woman at a hotel in Rhyl, Wales, on May 29, 2011. He was released from prison in 2014 after serving half of a five-year sentence.

The Wales international has not played football professionally since his release.