The trial of Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy is nearing a conclusion as the jury in the case has retired to consider their verdicts.
The trial has been ongoing since August 10 at Chester Crown Court after Mendy was originally arrested in the second half of 2021, and the footballer has not played for Manchester City since being suspended by the Premier League club. .
In a statement in August, the Manchester club said via The Guardian: “Manchester City can confirm that after being charged by police today, Benjamin Mendy has been suspended pending an investigation. The matter is subject to legal process and therefore the club cannot comment further until that process is complete.”
According to The Independent, Mendy and his co-defendant, Louis Saha Matturie, have been charged with multiple sexual offenses against young women, of which both men deny all wrongdoing.
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Prosecutors claim Mendy was a sexual “predator” of young women, who were raped or sexually assaulted during post-disco “after parties” at his £4.7m home, claims The Independent; while Matturie is alleged to have been the footballer’s friend and “fixer”, who helped bring the women to him.
Midway through the trial, the judge ordered the jury to find the defendants not guilty on all charges related to one of the women, after a “sex tape” surfaced of her having “voluntary” sex with Matturie in a time when she claimed that he had raped her. hers.
The rest of the charges will have a verdict soon, as the Man City footballer faces a serious jail term if convicted.
