French soccer star Benjamin Mendy is on trial in Britain today on rape allegations. The Manchester City defender, who was suspended by his club over the allegations, is facing charges of allegedly sexually assaulting a total of seven women in Chester, north-west England.
Mendy faces eight counts of rape, one sexual assault and one attempted rape. All incidents are believed to have taken place between October 2018 and August 2021 at his home in Prestbury, near Macclesfield. The 28-year-old former international denies all allegations.
Mendy had already pleaded not guilty to nine counts in May. At the beginning of the trial, he denied another rape allegation that had been added since the preliminary hearing.
Another accused
Another 40-year-old man is also on trial with Mendy. He is charged with eight cases of rape and four sexual assaults once morest a total of eight young women from July 2012 to August 2021. Mendy’s co-accused also rejects the allegations.
Mendy has been in custody since August last year and was released under strict conditions in January. Among other things, he had to hand in his passport. The trial, scheduled for 15 weeks, is to continue on Monday with the reading of the indictment.
