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Rape victim "named"

North Wales Police are investigating reports that the woman raped by footballer Ched Evans has been named and abused on a social networking site. Evans was jailed for five years after a jury heard the victim was "too drunk" to consent to sex.

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Three men bailed

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.

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