- Disgraced cricket star allowed to play cricket in WA
- Alex Hepburn was jailed within the UK in 2019 for rape
- All-rounder will proceed to play in West Aussie league
Cricketer Alex Hepburn has been given the inexperienced mild to play in Australia regardless of his ban from the game in England and Wales for raping a sleeping lady.
The West Australian Cricket Affiliation confirmed that Hepburn will proceed taking part in within the WA league for the Willetton Dragons, simply days after his ban.
The skilled sportsman, 28, who performed within the UK for Worcestershire, was imprisoned in 2019 after committing the rape after organising a gaggle chat for a ‘sexual conquest contest’.
Following an attraction in 2020 his conviction for the assault inside a flat in Worcester was upheld, however he was launched in 2021.
This yr, Hepburn was charged by the Cricket Regulator with two breaches of the 2017 England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Directives.
In September, the unbiased Cricket Self-discipline Fee determined handy Hepburn a ten-year ban after he failed to answer the breaches.
The rapist may even should endure ‘acceptable skilled remedy’ referring to the occasions which had him convicted.
Cricketer Alex Hepburn (pictured) has been allowed to proceed taking part in sport in Australia regardless of being banned from competing in England and Wales for 10 years
the gifted all-rounder was discovered responsible of raping a girl in 2019
Regardless of the ban, the the WA District Cricket Council has allowed Hepburn to proceed taking part in in Australia.
‘The Cricket Self-discipline Fee and Cricket Regulator within the UK haven’t any jurisdiction in Western Australia,’ a WA Cricket Affiliation spokeswoman mentioned.
‘The Western Australian District Cricket Council is accountable for selections referring to participant eligibility within the Premier Cricket competitors.
The West Australian Cricket Affiliation confirmed that Hepburn will proceed taking part in within the WA league for the Willetton Dragons
‘From WA Cricket right down to membership cricket there are programs and insurance policies in place to safeguard and defend these taking part in our sport’.
Joe Clarke and Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Hepburn’s former teammates, had been charged by the ECB in 2019 for bringing the sport into shame after being a part of the WhatsApp group. The pair weren’t charged with any felony offence.
