- Clarke discussed sexual conquests ‘game’ with Alex Hepburn
- Former teammate Hepburn was convicted of rape in 2019
The Nottinghamshire batter Joe Clarke has spoken of his “embarrassment and shame” over his past involvement in a vulgar WhatsApp group with the convicted rapist Alex Hepburn.
In 2017, Clarke used the messaging app to engage in discussions of a degrading game of sexual conquests alongside his then Worcestershire teammates, Hepburn and Tom Kohler-Cadmore. Hepburn was sentenced to five years in jail after raping a woman who had earlier engaged in consensual sex with Clarke.
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