News about David Goodwillie

Goodwillie, who was ruled to be a rapist in a civil case in 2017 and ordered to pay £100,000 in damages by a judge, joined the club last summer. Glasgow United refused to tear up his deal despite facing a fierce backlash and vowed to stand by him after what they alleged to be a 'witch hunt' against the player. Raith Rovers had terminated his contract before he had played a game after he joined in January 2022 while his former club Clyde also scrapped a loan move. Rape Crisis Scotland said Glasgow United had sent a 'clear message of disregard' to survivors of rape and sexual violence after allowing Goodwillie to sign. Goodwillie, 35, went on to score 46 goals in his debut season for the club and has now penned an extension likely to run until the end of the next campaign.

After rape charges were dropped against Glasgow United footballer David Goodwillie (left), investigators were encouraged to consider reopening a case against him. The Crown Office dismissed the charges on the grounds of lack of evidence, though the former Scotland foreigner, 34, was found not to be a rapist in a civil lawsuit in 2017. He and fellow footballer David Robertson were fined £100,000 in damages after being found to have assaulted a woman in a West Lothian home in 2011. Denise Clair (right), a lawyer representing the victim, told BBC Scotland that they had requested criminal prosecutors to look at the trial again.

David Goodwillie (left), a rapist footballer, has defended his club's support for him (left) and called continued criticism of him as a 'witch-hunt.' Despite being targeted with backlash, Glasgow United, who play in Scotland's third division, said they would stand by Goodwillie. The 34-year-old former Scotland international was found in a civil lawsuit at the Court of Session in 2017 to have assaulted a woman. In a friendly against West of Scotland's Premier Division side Pollok last week, he came out as a trialist for Glasgow United. Susan Aitken (right) - the head of SNP-led Glasgow City Council - has threatened to exclude the club from using the Greenfield Football Centre in Shettleston if Goodwillie joins them.

If a disgraced striker, David Goodwillie's disgraced teammates, a ninth-tier Scottish club may lose its home ground if it pursues an interest in him. In a civil case at the Court of Session in Edinburgh in 2017, the 34-year-old former Scotland immigrant was found to have assaulted a woman. Goodwillie was reportedly playing as a trialist for West of Scotland Football League Glasgow United last week, and if he joins them, the city council is now threatening to ban the team from the Greenfield Football Centre in Shettleston.

Sorrento FC, a Perth-based club, revealed the arrival of the former Premier League player, who was found by a UK civil judge to have assaulted a woman on Wednesday morning. Goodwillie's arrival was lauded by a Facebook message, who praised his work and experience, saying he is "a player with genuine talent and experience."

The teen victim of a rapist who was suspended in prison because a judge said he could'couldn't breathe' when she heard his sentence. The teen was 13 years old when she was assaulted by Sean Hogg, who was then 17, in Midlothian's Dalkeith Country Park. Hogg, a 21-year-old prisoner, was released early this month because his sentencing judge at the High Court in Glasgow said his age at the time of the offence must be factored in. Instead, he ordered Hogg, of Hamilton, Lanarkshire, to complete 270 hours of unpaid service, igniting outrage and demands to change sentencing guidelines. Prosecutors have said they are considering appealing it as 'unduly generous'.

Ellie Wilson (right), a Rape survivor who assaulted a 13-year-old teen, says the sentence given to Sean Hogg (inset) who assaulted a 13-year-old teen is "completely appalling." Denise Clair (left), a Rape survivor, referred to Hogg's sentencing as a "embarrassment to the Scottish judiciary system," and said it was "fully deflating" for victims. Hogg, of Hamilton, Lanarkshire, walked free from jail and will only have to complete 270 hours of unpaid service, which has sparked outrage.

David Goodwillie has been released by Radcliffe FC just hours after scoring a hat-trick on his debut, with the non-League team announcing his signing. Goodwillie was accused of rape in 2011, with fellow footballer David Robertson, but there was never a court trial because there weren't enough evidence. The couple's victim, however, recovered £100,000 from the pair in a civil case in Scotland after a judge ruled they assaulted her.

David Goodwillie, the striker's son, has been released with immediate effect, eight months after signing him. In January, the 33-year-old signed for the Scottish Championship side but came under a severe backlash from the partnership after Goodwillie was found guilty of rape in a civil lawsuit in 2017. Goodwillie was accused of rape in 2011 alongside fellow footballer David Robertson, but there was never a criminal trial because there was no evidence to back it up. However, the couple's victim recovered £100,000 from them in a civil case of its kind in Scotland in 2017, after a judge ruled they had assaulted her.