Online attack: Connor Brown accused the victim of being a 'money grabbing little tramp' A teammate of the footballer jailed last week for raping a teenager has been suspended by his club after he branded the victim a 'money grabbing little tramp'. Soon after Sheffield United striker Ched Evans was convicted, reserve player Connor Brown posted Twitter messages about the case, including a personal attack on the woman. The club said it has launched an investigation into the 19-year-old's social network posts, which were passed on to North Wales Police by a leading rape charity. A club statement read: 'Sheffield United Football Club have suspended reserve team player Connor Brown with immediate effect pending an internal investigation into comments apparently posted on his personal Twitter account.
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Sheffield United yesterday announced an internal probe into the tweets from @placeholder.