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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Helen Pidd North of England editor

‘I went downhill’: man falsely accused of rape on becoming a hate figure

Jordan Trengove
Jordan Trengove at home in Ulverston, Cumbria, as he awaited the verdict on the trial of Eleanor Williams. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

When 18-year-old Jordan Trengove agreed to go on a night out with Eleanor Williams in 2019 he had no idea that accepting her invitation would not just land him in jail but make him the enemy of a global anti-grooming movement with its own line of merchandise.

The teenagers and some friends went drinking in Barrow on 9 March 2019 and as far as Trengove can remember, Williams disappeared halfway through the night. He didn’t pay much attention because he was distracted by another girl, Ebony, that evening.

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