Jack Diamond

MIKE KEEGAN: A jury took just seven minutes to find him, according to a footballer convicted of rape and sexual assault, and has requested that those accused remain anonymous until trial. Jack Diamond, a 24-year-old sunderland winger, was suspended in 2023 after being charged with assaulting a woman he encountered on Tinder. However, he was cleared after a trial last month and has now talked about his 18-month ordeal. Diamond said he did not leave the house for a week or two after the news broke about the allegations and he was named.

EXCLUSIVE: Sunderland football star Jack Diamond has requested that those convicted of sex attacks be given the same anonymity as their accusers before convicted, according to MailOnline. On yesterday, the Championship midfielder, 23, was found not guilty of raping a woman he encountered on Tinder's dating app. The woman's father made the accusation to police, but the court heard she had advised him not to do so. 'Snowballed,' it was said, and the complainant gave her first account to police a month later,' by which time her 'narrative' had developed,' according to Mr Diamond's counsel.' When Mr Diamond was found not guilty of rape and sexual assault on Tuesday, he was clearly emotional in the courtroom.

Jack Diamond, 23, was accused of groping then raping the suspected victim at the house he later shared with teammate Anthony Patterson in May 2022. Diamond, the winger who lived on Tinder, had invited the lady to stay the night, but there had been some sexual activity before they fell asleep, according to the Newcastle Crown Court. Diamond then awakened, began to 'feel and caress' her, according to the court, and she begged him to put an end, but he carried on. Diamond, a diamond firm located in Fatfield, Washington, Tyne, and Wear, denied rape and assault by penetration throughout the investigation and was found not guilty on both charges.