| Hepburn v R | |
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| Court | England and Wales Court of Appeal |
| Decided | 4 June 2020 |
| Citation | (2020) EWCA Crim 820 |
| Outcome | |
| Appeal dismissed | |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Lord Burnett, Justice Sweeney, Justice Murray |
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| Full name | Alex Hepburn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 December 1995 Subiaco, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Worcestershire (squad no. 26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 17 August 2015 Worcestershire v Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Twenty20 debut | 5 August 2017 Worcestershire v Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 12 April 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alex Hepburn (born 21 December 1995) is a former cricketer from Australia and convicted sex offender, who last played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club in England. In April 2019, he was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for the rape of a sleeping woman as part of a WhatsApp-based "sexual conquest game". He was imprisoned at HM Prison Littlehey until October 2021.[1][2][3]
- ^ Staff Writer (12 May 2019). "Woman raped by Australian cricketer Alex Hepburn reveals her face was left paralysed in attack". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Criminal sentence - AH - Hereford Crown Court - Judge James Stuart Tindal".
- ^ "Joe Clarke played a game that trivialised rape: England cricket should demand better". The Guardian. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.