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Sheffield United launch investigation into Twitter comments regarding Ched Evans

 

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Monday 23 April 2012 07:00 EDT
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Sheffield United striker and Wales international Ched Evans
Sheffield United striker and Wales international Ched Evans (Getty Images)

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Sheffield United have launched an internal inquiry into comments made on Twitter by reserve-team player Connor Brown following team-mate Ched Evans' prison sentence last week after being found guilty of rape.

Brown, 19, responded to Evans' five-year prison sentence by tweeting his support for Evans.

A statement released on the club's official website read: "Sheffield United confirmed today that an internal investigation is under way into social media comments made by reserve-team player Connor Brown following the verdict in the Ched Evans trial.

"The club is aware of a very serious matter regarding comments made through the Twitter account of one of its players. As a result we have launched an inquiry."

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