On
Friday a convicted rapist will walk free from jail and straight into a three
million a year contract.
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Ched
Evans is believed to have been in talks with Sheffield United over a deal
during his time behind bars, with manager Nigel Clough and co-chairman Kevin
McCabe regularly visiting him.
After
finding out about a potential deal for Evans, Jean Hatchet, a self proclaimed
radical feminist set up a petition to try and stop the deal. The online
petition has been extremely popular and has already amassed more than 100,000
signatures to try and scupper the deal.
Evans
has always claimed his innocence claiming consent was given by the then 19-year-old women, who says she was too drunk to remember.
Evans
girlfriend Natasha Massey has stood by his side during this whole ordeal and is
determined more than ever to clear his name. Massey has even hired Russ
Whitfield who runs a private investigations firm in her attempts.
PFA
Chief Executive Gordon Taylor has had his say on the matter, backing Evan’s
return to football.” I didn’t know there was a law that said once you come out
of prison you still can’t do anything,”
Hatchet
agrees in parts with Taylor as she mentions in her petition statement that
Evans does have the right to return to work, and rebuild his life after prison.
Returning
to a lavish lifestyle, being well paid and a hero to Sheffield United fans is
the problem that Hatchet and over 100,000 members of the general public have
with United offering him this deal.
Arif Ahmed
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