John Swinney says SNP Government decision over David Goodwillie criminal trial 'has taken too long'
dailyrecord.co.ukJohn Swinney has said the Scottish Government "has taken too long" to make a decision over the reopening of criminal proceedings against David Goodwillie.
A civil case found the former Scotland striker and then-Dundee United teammate David Robertson raped Denise Clair in 2011.Clair's legal team said she has been "left in limbo" after Scottish Government ministers failed to respond six months after an official request for legal aid to fund a criminal court private prosecution.
Goodwillie was ruled a rapist in civil action in 2017. The Crown Office had earlier dropped rape charges against him, saying in 2011 there was "insufficient evidence".
He has continued to protest his innocence and has since said he would welcome a criminal trial. Swinney apologised to Clair when asked about the issue by Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay during First Minister's Questions on Thursday.
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