Court sentences ex-footballer to 16 years imprisonment for raping 2 women Nathan Ashton, a former Premier League footballer, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for raping two women in separate attacks. The 37-year-old, who played for Fulham and Charlton Athletic, was convicted of the crimes, which occurred eight years apart. One of Ashton’s victims said in a powerful impact statement, “Because of what he chose to do to me, I have feared men ever since – and always will. The feelings I hold for him are disgust and hatred. I think...