Judge rules footie stars David Goodwillie and David Robertson raped mum and orders them to pay £100k in landmark civil case
Denise Clair, 30, sued striker Goodwillie and Robertson after being left 'devastated' by a Crown decision not to prosecute
FOOTIE ace David Goodwillie and his teammate raped a mum and must pay her £100,000 in damages, a judge in a civil case has ruled.
Denise Clair, 30, sued striker Goodwillie and his then Dundee United colleague David Robertson after being left “devastated” by a Crown decision not to prosecute.
She claimed they raped her at a flat in Armadale, West Lothian, after a night out in nearby Bathgate on January 2, 2011.
The two footballers have never faced criminal trial over the allegations as the charges were dropped in July that year.
But today in a civil ruling on the case, heard at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, Lord Armstrong said Goodwillie and Robertson “each raped her”.
He said: “Having carefully examined and scrutinised the whole evidence in the case, I find the evidence of the pursuer (the woman) to be cogent, persuasive and compelling.