**Wigan chairman Dave Whelan says Marlon King will never play for the club again after he was jailed for 18 months.**The striker, 29, was found guilty of sexual assault and actual bodily harm after he had been “cold-shouldered” by a student in a London nightclub.
The incident occurred last December while he was on loan at Hull.
Whelan told BBC Radio 5 live: “We will now be in the process of severing his contract. To say the least I am really really disappointed.”
Whelan, who only learned on Tuesday that King was on trial at Southwark Crown Court, must follow Premier League rules and pay the player’s wages for 14 days before terminating his contract.
The Latics chairman went on: "It’s really upsetting and it just sets such a bad example for any youngster coming through who wants to be a professional footballer.
“He was on loan at the time to Hull City but I don’t blame Hull City. Marlon King has got to accept full responsibility for this.”
After groping and punching his victim at the Soho Reve Bar, breaking her nose, King briefly returned to Hull before spending a subsequent spell on loan at Middlesbrough.
The father of three, born in Dulwich, south London, finally made his way back to Wigan in the summer, but is now be left without a club.
In 2002 King served five months of a two-year prison sentence for handling a stolen car before being released on appeal.
The Jamaica international started his league career with Barnet, before moving to Gillingham.
He was also signed to Nottingham Forest, who briefly loaned him out to Leeds United, and subsequently Watford - before eventually moving to Wigan.