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The victim of rapist footballer Ched Evans has been forced to flee her home and change her name for a FIFTH time, after she was hunted down by vile Twitter trolls.

The young woman’s distraught father says she had to endure Christmas away from family and friends because she has been forced into hiding yet again.

She worked over Christmas to take her mind off her tormentors, who are supporters of Evans, her father said.

The victim’s father said: “It’s the fifth time she’s had to move in under three years, she is just living her life on the run.

“I couldn’t even see her over Christmas because it’s too risky for her to visit me. I don’t even know where she is living at the moment, so I haven’t been able to give her the Christmas presents I bought her.

“The last time I saw her was almost a year ago, and it’s been hard not having her at home over Christmas. I just want her near me so I can protect her.”

Evans was jailed in April 2012 for raping the woman in a hotel room in Rhyl, North Wales.

The Welsh former Sheffield United striker has continued to deny raping the woman, insisting the sex was consensual, but he was found guilty by a jury at Caernarfon Crown Court.

After his release in October, Evans released a video protesting his innocence and vowing to clear his name.

The 23-year-old woman he assaulted, who has a legal right to anonymity for life as a sex attack victim, has been moved five times since the trial as online trolls keeping tracking her down and revealing her new identity.

Her father has lodged a complaint with the Attorney General over hotel CCTV released from the night of the rape.

It asks viewers to judge for themselves what happened that night.

The father said: “She is on trial every day. It shows her entering the Premier Inn with the headline ‘Judge for yourself’.

“Only her face is blurred and, in my view, she is easily recognisable."

Neither the Crown Prosecution Service nor Premier Inn gave permission for the footage to be used.

“It can’t be right for a rape victim, after having endured the horrendous ordeal of a trial, to be subjected to ‘trial by website’.”

The Attorney General’s office is looking into his complaint.

Evans has been searching for new employment since his release from jail, but attempts to get his career back on track - with clubs including Sheffield United and Hartlepool United - have been thwarted by public backlashes.

He scored 42 goals in 103 games for the Blades, having previously played for Manchester City and Norwich City.