Rape victim "named"

Four more men have been arrested in connection with the alleged naming on Twitter of the victim in footballer Ched Evans' rape case. Seventeen arrests have now been made in the investigation, with more planned.

The four men, aged between 19 and 30, were arrested and questioned in the Sheffield area yesterday.

Nine people have been released on bail over the naming of Sheffield United striker Ched Evans' rape victim on Twitter.

Five men and four women from Wales have been bailed until July. They were arrested on suspicion of malicious communication or under Section 5 of the Sexual Offences Amendments Act, or on suspicion of both.

Three men from Sheffield were arrested and released last week.

Three men arrested as part of the investigation into the naming on Twitter of the victim in the rape case concerning Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans have been released on bail. Evans was jailed for five years last week for raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room.

Two of the men were arrested under Section 5 of the Sexual Offences Amendments Act and the third was being held on suspicion of malicious communication, police said.

Three people have been arrested as part of an investigation into users of a social media site said to have named the victim in the Ched Evans rape case.

The Sheffield United footballer was convicted of rape and jailed for five years last week - but soon after his victim was named on Twitter.

South Yorkshire Police have arrested two men under the Sexual Offences Amendments Act, which grants lifelong anonymity to the victims of sexual assault. A third man has been arrested on suspicion of malicious communication.

All three men are being held at Sheffield police station where they are being interviewed by North Wales Police officers.

There's been anger tonight over online support for Sheffield United's star striker Ched Evans after he was jailed for raping a teenager in North Wales.

Sheffield United has launched an investigation into comments made by Blades' reserve team defender Connor Brown on Twitter in support of Evans after the trial.

Police are investigating reports that the woman raped by jailed Sheffield United footballer Ched Evans has been named and abused on a social networking site. The Wales striker was jailed for five years for raping the 19 year old, who it was claimed was too drunk to consent to sex.

North Wales police say they’ll pursue people who are posting the identity of the 20 year old woman at the centre of the Ched Evans rape case.

He added that people posting on social media should be conscious of the trauma the woman at the centre of the case has suffered.Welsh international footballer Evans was sentenced to five years on a charge of rape on Friday at Caernarfon Crown Court.

Sheffield United striker Ched Evans has been sent to prison for raping a 19 year old woman in north Wales. For the full details click here.

The legal team representing former Chesterfield player and current Port Vale defender has released a statement following him being cleared of rape. His co-defendant, Sheffield United's Ched Evans has been jailed for five years for raping a 19 year old woman.