Benjamin Mendy

Benjamin Mendy cleared of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault; the jury has been discharged after it failed to reach a verdict on two further ...

We are at a point now where we can't agree." "We are committed to investigating all allegations of rape and sexual assault - no matter how long ago they took place. On Friday, the judge asked if the jury would reach verdicts if they had more time.

Manchester City football player Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault at Chester Crown Court, ...

“Manchester City FC notes the verdict from Chester Crown Court today, where a jury has found Benjamin Mendy not guilty of seven charges. The court official told CNN that jurors were unable to reach verdicts on one count of rape and another of attempted rape in Mendy’s trial, which began in August 2022. Mendy’s friend and co-accused, Louis Saha Matturie, was found not guilty of three counts of rape.

An English jury found Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy not guilty Friday on six charges of rape and one count of sexual assault after several women ...

And you have watched it play out, unusually, in front of your eyes. “What you have actually seen with your own eyes in this case is — I hesitate to use the word — a real life liar,” Eleanor Laws, one of Mendy’s attorneys, said in her closing argument. The incidents took place during parties at his mansion in Cheshire, England, and an apartment in Manchester, some of them held illegally during England’s

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been cleared of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault.

In a statement, his club said: "Manchester City FC notes the verdict from Chester Crown Court today, where a jury has found Benjamin Mendy not guilty of seven charges. Jurors could not reach a majority verdict on one count of rape and one of attempted rape, meaning that a second trial will take place regarding the remaining cases. Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been cleared of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault.

Court case revealed private life of Manchester City star, from his chat-up lines to profligate spending.

It was only when sitting in a prison cell after his arrest for alleged sexual offences that Mendy had time to think about his life, he told the jury. Mendy told the jury he knew women were mostly interested in him because he was a famous footballer. The jury failed to reach a verdict on a charge of raping one woman and attempting to rape another. Despite earning vast sums, he could not keep track of his spending – it was only in prison, when he was earning £4 a day, that he learned the value of money, he admitted. They were part of “the Manchester scene”, meeting in nightclubs such as Chinawhite in Manchester city centre or Parea in Alderley Edge, a Cheshire suburb beloved of Manchester’s nouveau riche and particularly players of the city’s two football clubs. Despite being popular among City staff, Mendy was “not the perfect professional”, according to Marc Boixasa, a former head of first team operations and support. Covid put a stop to the Manchester scene – at least in public. A lot of girls would be attracted to that look,” she told the jury. His guests would be left to carry on the party or to get his private chef to rustle them up some breakfast. The case began with the prosecution giving the jury a video tour of his mansion, called the Spinney, which Mendy bought in November 2017 for £4.8m, shortly after being signed by Manchester City for £52m. The footage, shot on a police officer’s body-worn camera, began outside, where a yellow Lamborghini was among numerous cars in the driveway. They heard that Mendy and his friends sometimes had sex with the same women, albeit separately, on some nights.