Finnigan Sorry For Footballer Rape Comments

Television presenter Judy Finnigan has apologised after receiving widespread criticism for controversial comments she made about footballer Ched Evans, who is a convicted rapist.

Finnigan was making her debut on chat show Loose Women when she said the rape committed by the sportsman was "not violent" and did not cause "bodily harm".

The presenters were discussing Evans' case following reports that he could return to Sheffield United after serving half of a five-year sentence for raping a woman in a hotel room.

Finnigan, who is married to presenter Richard Madeley, said: "If he does go back, he will have to brave an awful lot of comments obviously from the fans who are there.

"But, having said that, he has served his time, he's served two years. The rape - and I am not, please, by any means minimising any kind of rape - but the rape was not violent, he didn't cause any bodily harm to the person.

"It was unpleasant, in a hotel room I believe, and she had far too much to drink.

"That is reprehensible, but he has been convicted and he has served his time. When he comes out, what are we supposed to do, just actually to refuse to let him do his job even though he's already been punished?"

The former This Morning presenter's comments sparked a backlash among viewers who voiced their anger on Twitter.

Finnigan later issued a statement, saying: "I apologise unreservedly for any offence that I may have caused as a result of the wording I used.

"I absolutely wasn't suggesting that rape was anything other than an horrendous crime and, as I said on the programme, I was in no way attempting to minimise the terrible ordeal that any woman suffers as a result.

"The point I was attempting to raise as part of the debate was what should happen to someone after they have committed a crime and served their time?"

In August, an online petition was launched urging Sheffield United not to re-employ the disgraced footballer.

This now has more than 142,000 signatures.

His girlfriend Natasha Massey has stood by him through his trial and prison sentence and has visited him every week.

She says she still believes Evans is innocent but does not know what he will do once he has been released.

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