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Benjamin Mendy: Footballer found not guilty of rape and sexual assault

The prosecution said it will seek a retrial on the counts the jury could not reach verdicts on

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

Jury in trial of Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy retires

Mendy denies seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Jury in rape trial of Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy retires to consider verdict

Mendy denies seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women.

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2022

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Jury in trial of Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy retires

Mendy denies seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Defence says allegations against Louis Saha Matturie ‘riddled with flaws’

Trial of footballer Benjamin Mendy and his co-accused had all the making of a good drama but with a plot twist that they are innocent, a court heard.

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022

Benjamin Mendy: Jurors told to ‘question credibility’ of Man City footballer’s rape accusers

Defence tells court ‘collusion’ between claimants could have taken place

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

Benjamin Mendy trial jurors told to end his ‘absolute hell’ and acquit footballer of rape

Defence insists claims Mendy is a ‘predator’ are ‘utterly ridiculous’

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2022

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French football star Mendy described as 'predatory serial rapist' at UK trial

France international footballer Benjamin Mendy was branded a predatory serial rapist by prosecution lawyers at the Manchester City star's trial in the UK.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 18, 2022

Benjamin Mendy a ‘predatory serial rapist’ who ‘never heard no’, jury told

Mendy denies seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

Benjamin Mendy’s lawyer says ‘morally dubious’ actions do not make him rapist

Although barrister ‘would not want’ her daughter to attend the footballer’s parties, accusers were making ‘real-life choices’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2022

Footballer Benjamin Mendy a ‘predatory serial rapist’, jury told

Mendy denies seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women.

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

Three Man City players who are out of contract next summer

Manchester City have three players whose contracts are currently set to expire in the summer of 2023.

Manchester Evening News · Nov 17, 2022

Pep Guardiola says rape accused Benjamin Mendy is a ‘really good boy’

Manchester City boss tells court he does not know what player does with private life as he is ‘not his father’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2022

Benjamin Mendy denies being ‘a danger to women’ at rape trial

Footballer admits having parties during Covid lockdown but tells court any sexual contact was consensual

The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2022

Mendy asked fellow footballer if he could have sex with partner, trial hears

Woman is one of six who accuse Manchester City player of sexual offences at his Cheshire mansion

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022

Mendy denies lying to ‘save his own skin’ over rape allegations

Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy told Chester Crown Court any sexual contact was always consensual.

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2022

Benjamin Mendy tells court he was joking when he told woman: ‘I am going to kidnap you’

The Manchester City footballer denies rape and attempted rape at Chester Crown Court.

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022

Mendy told woman her boyfriend said it would be OK if they had sex, court told

The Manchester City footballer denies rape and attempted rape at Chester Crown Court.

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Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2022

Benjamin Mendy tells court he enjoyed ‘having sex with a lot of women’

The Premier League footballer, who is accused of seven counts of rape, said being in prison on remand had made him ‘learn lots of things about life’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2022

Benjamin Mendy tells rape trial it was ‘easy’ for him to meet women

Footballer says having sex with multiple women in a night was ‘normal’ but he would stop if one said no

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

Atmosphere at Man City player Benjamin Mendy’s party was ‘weird’, court is told

A woman said Mendy’s team-mate Jack Grealish was playing ‘crap’ music and flirting with her, Mendy’s rape trial also heard.

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

Atmosphere at Man City star Benjamin Mendy’s party was ‘weird’, court is told

A woman said Mendy’s teammate Jack Grealish was playing ‘crap’ music and flirting with her, Mendy’s rape trial also heard.

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022

What the papers say – September 24

The newspapers respond to the Government’s ‘Robin Hood in reverse’ mini-budget which saw the pound plummet to a 37-year low.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022

Jack Grealish was at Mendy party where two women allege rape, court told

One of the accusers in Benjamin Mendy trial says Grealish was at party at teammate’s house last year

Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2022

Woman had ‘sex with Grealish’ on night she was ‘raped by Mendy’s friend’ – trial

Both Benjamin Mendy and Louis Saha Matturie deny multiple sex offences against a string of young women

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