Ched Evans was convicted of rape in 2012. The UK public have made it very clear in the past few months that his presence on a football pitch is a poor move which sends a damaging message about the consequences of raping a woman.

The size of the club is unimportant. The significance of his return to football whilst still traumatising his victim by refusing to acknowledge his crime outweighs the needs of your club for a striker. Women should be more important than goals and money. 

Please help to show survivors of rape everywhere your support by refusing to offer him a contract. 

His sentence is not complete and his very great debt to his victim is a long way from paid. We must ensure that men receive the right message about obtaining consent for sex. Ched Evans carries more than a sponsor's name on his back. He carries a message that obtaining consent for sex is not important. He went to jail for not understanding this. His victim lives a life of ongoing horror. It is wrong that he should be cheered whilst still denying the harm he has and continues to cause her by denying his crime. 

Please put women first. Please show rape survivors you care about them more than club profit and league success. 

Jean Hatchet.