Alex Hepburn: Cricketer guilty of raping sleeping woman
The cricketer Alex Hepburn has been found guilty of one count of rape after attacking a sleeping woman.
The ex-Worcestershire player assaulted the victim at his Worcester flat after she had consensual sex with his then teammate Joe Clarke on 1 April 2017.Hepburn, 23, who was cleared of another count of rape, will be sentenced at Hereford Crown Court on 30 April. Jurors deliberated for 10 hours and 53 minutes before delivering a unanimous verdict of guilty on one count of oral rape.
Hepburn sighed and then slumped into his seat, covered his face with his hands and sobbed after the verdict was returned by the foreman. Bailing Hepburn, Judge Jim Tindal said:"There is only one sentence that can properly be handed down in this case, and a custodial sentence is inevitable."
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