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David Goodwillie leaves Raith Rovers for Clyde after public outcry over signing

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public outcry for signing the striker who has been ruled to be a rapist in a civil claim, which has a lower evidential burden than a criminal case.

The threshold of proof is the balance of probabilities in a civil claim. And a criminal trial never went ahead as the judge said there as insufficient evidence for a criminal trial.In January, Rovers agreed an undisclosed fee with Clyde to sign Goodwillie on a two-and-a-half-year contract, but public backlash forced them to eventually make a U-turn.In direct response to the signing, two directors of the Scottish Championship side resigned, while Rovers' women's team severed all ties with the club.As such, on Tuesday Goodwillie was officially sent back to Clyde on loan for the remainder of the season, with his long-term future with Rovers hanging in the balance.In a two-sentence statement, Rovers confirmed the deal and thanked Clyde "for their co-operation".The 32-year-old former Scotland international was charged with rape in 2011, along with team-mate David Robertson, but was not criminally prosecuted.Five years later, the woman took civil action against Goodwillie and Robertson and in 2017 both men were ruled to be rapists and ordered to pay £100,000 in compensation.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

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