Pal says her life is destroyed’ as trolls identify her online again Vile new attacks on Evans accuser

THE woman who accused football star Ched Evans of rape has suffered fresh torment after trolls revealed her identity yet again.

Vile online messages branded the 24-year-old a liar. One twisted troll said he hoped that she would kill herself.

The ex-waitress has had to move home and change her name repeatedly since first being outed by Evans supporters in 2012.

Despite being entitled to lifelong anonymity as the complainant in a sex attack, the latest campaign raises fears she will never be able to rebuild her life.

A source close to the woman said: “This case has destroyed her life. She will never recover from it. She is constantly harassed by trolls on social media and can’t see an end to it. It is making it impossible for her to put what has happened behind her.”

At one stage the woman fled abroad after her details were plastered on web pages.

The hate campaign meant she missed precious time with her mum, who has died since the 2011 encounter with Evans.

Ordeal

The ordeal resumed after Chesterfield striker Evans, 27, was cleared on Friday of raping her in a hotel near Rhyl, North Wales. He had joined his pal Clayton McDonald in a romp with her despite being in a relationship with his partner Natasha Massey.

Rachel Krys, co-director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, said: “It is r eally i mportant t hat complainants have lifelong anonymity. It is a concern that what happened to this woman will stop other victims coming forward.”

Supt Jo Williams, of North Wales Police, said: “People need to be aware they could find themselves arrested and prosecuted.” In November 2012, nine people were convicted of illegally naming the woman and fined £624 each.

Evans has put a statement on his website distancing himself from the trolls.

He said: “I absolutely disassociate myself from anyone who names the woman in this case. Or makes any offensive comments. Everyone associated with the past five years has the right to move on with their lives.”

Evans’s 2012 conviction was quashed in April after evidence emerged to back his claim of consensual sex. This amounted to accounts by two of the woman’s ex-lovers.

Yesterday lawyer Vera Baird, the former Solicitor General, said the law had been set back “about 30 years”. She added: “That, I think, is pouring on prejudice, which is what used to happen before the law in 1999 stopped the admission of previous sexual history to show consent.”

Chesterfield FC manager Danny Wilson said the acquittal was good news for the club. Evans currently has a foot injury.