Alex Hepburn Gets Five Years Jail For Raping A Woman

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Former Worcestershire all-rounder and Aussie cricketer Alex Hepburn has been sentenced to five years of jail. This is because he was found guilty of raping a sleeping woman.

The case was going on for a very long time. The cricketer repeatedly rubbished all allegations saying that he had consensual sex with the woman. However the court didn’t pay any heed to the cricketer.

After multiple hearings, the Hereford Crown Court found Hepburn guilty. Reports from BCC claim that Alex Hepburn was sentenced to five years of jail time. As a result his career is in doldrums right now.

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The incident took place way back in 2017

At the night of the incident in April 2017, the woman had consensual sex with Joe Clarke after a night-out. Clarke was Hepburn’s was Worcestershire teammate. But after feeling unwell Clarke left the bedroom.

That is when Alex Hepburn entered after drinking 20 bottles of beer. The cricketer claimed that the woman rolled over the bed and then kissed him. However the woman had a different version of the incident.

She said that her eyes was closed and was engaged in 20 minutes of sex thinking that she was with Clarke. However he later realized that it was Hepburn by hearing his voice. After hearing everything, the judge gave his verdict and said that the cricketer will definitely go to jail.

“I am adjourning your case for the preparation of a pre-sentence report. It would not be a kindness to you to leave you under any false impression as to the purpose of that report. There is only one sentence that can properly be handed down in this case, and a custodial sentence is inevitable,” the judge had said.