Footballer Rape Trial: Jury Retires To Deliberate Whether Girl Was 'Too Drunk To Consent'

Jury Retire In Footballer Rape Trial
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A jury has begun deliberations in the trial of two footballers accused of raping a woman who was "too drunk to consent" to sex.

Sheffield United and Wales striker Ched Evans, 23, and Port Vale defender Clayton McDonald, also 23, deny the alleged attack on the 19-year-old at a North Wales hotel last May.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told police she has no memory of the incident and the prosecution said she was too drunk to consent to sexual intercourse.

The incident happened at a Premier Inn near Rhyl after the footballers had been on a night out in the seaside town on May 29.

He took her back to the hotel where they had sex and were joined by Evans, who also had intercourse with the woman.

Video recordings found on Mr Higgins's phone showed he had been filming or trying to film the incident.

The footballers met when they were 10 years old and shared digs while they attended the Manchester City youth academy.