Publisher's Synopsis
In April 2012, footballer Ched Evans was wrongly convicted of rape on the most tenuous and controversial evidence. He served 2½ years of a five year sentence. This book argues that he should never have been put on trial; he should not have been convicted; and In any event, on his release from prison, he should have been allowed promptly to resume his career. This book trenchantly criticises the Crown Prosecution Service, the jury, and the Court of Appeal for their roles in this long-running miscarriage of justice; castigates the media for promoting a hostile climate of near-hysteria; reproves politicians for their unprincipled attitude, and Sheffield United FC for their shameful failure to honour their oft-repeated promise of reinstatement.
