A WOMAN who claims she was raped by a former Scotland striker and another footballer told a court she was “devastated” when told there was to be no prosecution.
The mother-of-one said she had given a statement to the Crown in May 2011 and said: “It was going to court.”
But she agreed with her counsel, Simon Di Rollo, QC, that later that year she was informed there was to be no prosecution.
Mr Di Rollo asked what effect that had on her and she replied: “I kind of felt like they didn’t believe me, but I was really quite confused, upset ... I was actually devastated.”
The woman, who gave evidence in a court closed to the public, said she was later awarded criminal injuries compensation secured with the help of a lawyer. The 30-year-old is suing former Scotland striker David Goodwillie and ex-St Johnstone player David Robertson after raising a £500,000 damages claim at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. The court was told the amount of compensation to be paid to the woman if she succeeds in the action has been agreed.
In the case she alleges both men raped her in the early hours of January 2, 2011 at a flat in Armadale, in West Lothian.
It is claimed she was incapable because of the effect of alcohol of giving free agreement at the time when intercourse took place.
She had gone out for the evening in nearby Bathgate with a friend and been at a pub and Chalmers nightclub. It is said she left the club shortly after 2 am and was “visibly and obviously severely intoxicated”.
Former Dundee United and Aberdeen player Mr Goodwillie, 27, and Mr Robertson, of Bathgate, deny the allegation.
The hearing before Lord Armstrong continues.
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