Man City on Mendy’s not guilty verdict on six counts of rape
Manchester City have issued a statement with regard to the court ruling concerning their defender Benjamin Mendy.
On Friday, Mendy was found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.
The 28-year-old had been on trial since August 2022. This is after 13 women made allegations against Mendy and Louis Saha Matturie.
Mendy had been accused of seven counts of rape against four women, one count of attempted rape against a fifth woman and a further charge of sexual assault against a sixth woman.
His friend and co-accused, Louis Saha Matturie, was found not guilty of three counts of rape against two women.
MAN CITY STATEMENT ON BENJAMIN MENDY
“Manchester City FC notes the verdict from Chester Crown Court, where a jury has found Benjamin Mendy not guilty of seven charges. The jury is hung on two charges, and the trial is now over,” the club said in a statement.
“Given there are open matters related to this case, the club is not in a position to comment further at this time,” read the statement.
The left-back will face a retrial in June this year over the two charges. An alleged rape and attempted rape that the jury could not decide on.
Six women had accused him of assaulting them at his house between October 2018 and August 2021.
A RELIEF FOR FRANCE DEFENDER
The France International covered his face with both hands as the jury foreman repeated not guilty to the six counts.
During the trial, which lasted six months, prosecutors also described Mendy as a predator who turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game.
It is alleged that lockdown parties were held at Mendy’s home and an apartment he rented.
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