Nigel Evans acquitted of all sex charges
The Ribble Valley MP, Nigel Evans, has been found not guilty of all sex charges at Preston Crown Court. Jurors acquitted the politician of 9 counts including rape.
The Ribble Valley MP, Nigel Evans, has been found not guilty of all sex charges at Preston Crown Court. Jurors acquitted the politician of 9 counts including rape.
The CPS and police put more resources into prosecuting Nigel Evans than they would have done for similar cases, the MP's solicitor Daniel Berke has told Granada Reports.
After spending almost a year with sex crime allegations hanging over him, Nigel Evans says "nothing will ever be the same".
Nigel Evans' career reached one of the highest political positions in the country, before he was forced to defend himself in court.
Lancashire MP Nigel Evans has been cross-examined over allegations that he sexually abused seven young men.