Cricket star appeals rape conviction

An Australian cricketer appealing his five-year jail sentence for raping a woman in a sexual conquest game with teammates was just ‘promiscuous,’ his lawyer told the Court of Appeal. Ex-Worcestershire star Alex Hepburn, 24, raped a 23-year-old student after she had consensual sex with flatmate Joe Clarke in their apartment in Worcester on April 1, 2017. The victim revealed the attack left her with facial paralysis and longstanding PTSD when she spoke out after a jury convicted him of oral…