Footballer Ched Evans released after serving sentence for assault . Convicted of beating 19-year - old girl in hotel room in London . Ultimately Evans may have left jail , but his conviction remains , and his future remains uncertain . Almost 150,000 sign petition against his return to Sheffield United . NEW : United Utd denies that it has offered a contract to Evans .
Footballer Ched Evans released after serving sentence for assault . Convicted of beating 19-year - old girl in hotel room in London . Almost 150,000 sign petition against his return to Sheffield United . NEW : United Utd denies that it has offered a contract to Evans .