Image copyright Wales News Service Image caption Ched Evans leaves Cardiff Crown Court with his fiancee Natasha Massey

His legal team argued the case was "built around the myth" the complainant had been too drunk to agree to sex. The woman told the jury she woke up naked in a hotel room in Rhyl, north Wales, in May 2011 with no memory of what had happened but fearing she had been attacked after her drinks were spiked. Live: Ched Evans found NOT GUILTY of rape at Cardiff Crown Court

The 27-year-old was originally found guilty following a trial four years ago, but the conviction was quashed by the Court of Appeal and a retrial ordered. • Ched Evans rape trial live: Footballer found NOT GUILTY after five-year battle to clear name

The 'heavily intoxicated' teenager had sex with Evans' former teammate Clayton McDonald in the hotel after a night out in the town. Ed Beltrami, chief crown prosecutor, said: "The prosecution argued that the complainant did not have the capacity to consent, but the jury found they could not be sure, beyond reasonable doubt, that the complainant did not consent, or that Evans thought she was not consenting." Evans spent two and a half years in prison for rape but his original conviction was quashed by the appeal court following a high-profile and well-funded campaign by family and friends that included the offer of a £50,000 reward for information leading to his acquittal.
A retrial court finds Welsh footballer Ched Evans not guilty. He had previously been sentenced to five years imprisonment for rape in 2012.