Former Sheffield United striker Ched Evans was jailed for five years.
Five more people have been charged with revealing the identity
of a woman raped by footballer Ched Evans on Facebook and Twitter, the
Crown Prosecution Service said.The total number of people charged over publishing material online that was likely to lead to identification of the victim now stands at nine.
Jim Brisbane, chief crown prosecutor for CPS Cymru-Wales, said
"All five have been charged by North Wales Police and bailed to appear before Prestatyn magistrates' court on the 5 November.
Dominic Green, 23, from Rhyl, and Alexandra Hewitt, 24, from Broughton, were charged on Monday for allegedly publishing messages revealing the victim's identity on Facebook.
Former Sheffield United and Wales striker Evans was jailed for five years at Caernarfon Crown Court on 20 April for raping a 19-year-old woman in a Rhyl hotel room.
Following the trial, the victim was allegedly named and subjected to abuse on Twitter and other social networking websites.
More than a dozen arrests were made, with North Wales Police saying the alleged online comments were "profoundly disturbing" and contributed to the victim's "continued trauma".
My opinion: Ched Evans, Sheffield United striker; evrything celebs do are in the public eye so committing a shameful crime such as rape was a bad idea to start with, people were definately going to find out in the end. On top of that, unveiling the victims identity on a social network must be so hard on the 19 year old but i guess by revealing it on facebook and twitter the police were able to identify Ched Evans as the culprit.
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In my opinon, I agree that celebrities should be aware that they have the press constantly spying on them and committing this crime is something that should not have been done in the first place on the part of Ched Evans. Furthermoore, with the growing use of digital media and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter allows for investigations to be carried out and as a result he was caught of this crime.
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