Benjamin Mendy

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Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy cleared of six rape ... (The Guardian)

Former French international will face another trial after no verdicts reached on one charge of rape and one of attempted rape.

Come forward and we will listen to you, we will take action and we will provide you with the support that you need.” The jury was unable to reach verdicts on six other counts against the 41-year-old: four alleged rapes against three women and the alleged sexual assault of two women. He said he reflected on his behaviour while sitting in his cell, and realised only then that it was possible to “hurt” women’s feelings even “if we were both OK to have sex”. Mendy will go on trial over the two remaining charges on 26 June – two and half years after he was first arrested. In a statement issued by his solicitors after the verdicts, Mendy said he was “delighted” with the acquittals. Mendy, who appeared close to tears in the court dock, had been accused of being a “predator” who turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game during parties, some held during Covid lockdowns, at his £4.8m home.

Benjamin Mendy: Manchester City defender found not guilty of ... (Sky Sports)

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.

Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of six counts of rape (BBC News)

The Manchester City footballer faces a retrial on two counts the jury could not reach verdicts on.

Matthew Conway, prosecuting, said: "The prosecution has made a decision. The prosecution has sought a retrial on the two counts the jury failed to reach a verdict on and it has been scheduled for 26 June. The jury failed to reach a verdict on three counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault against Mr Matturie. Mr Mendy's lawyer said he was "delighted" to have been cleared of sex attacks on four women and looked forward to clearing his name at a retrial over two other allegations and "rebuilding his life". The jury failed to reach verdicts on one count of rape and one of attempted rape and a retrial will take place. But after 14 days of deliberation, jurors could not reach verdicts on Mr Mendy's alleged attempted rape of a woman, 29, in 2018 and the alleged rape of another woman, 24, in October 2020.

Manchester City's Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of six counts of ... (Goal.com)

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.

Man City player Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of six counts of rape (The Standard)

The verdict was given by a jury on the direction of a judge at Chester Crown Court in northwest England. Mendy's co-accused, Louis Saha Matturie, was also ...

Matturie denies six counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault relating to seven young women. Mendy still faces seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women. Mendy’s co-accused, Louis Saha Matturie, was also cleared of two counts of rape and one of sexual assault against the same woman after the prosecution offered no further evidence against the defendants on those four counts.

Man City's Mendy found not guilty of six counts of rape (ESPN)

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty on Friday on six counts of rape and one of sexual assault.

Louis Saha Matturie, 41, who was the co-accused alongside Mendy and is alleged to be a "fixer," was found not guilty on three counts of rape relating to two teenagers. The verdicts could not be reported until jurors concluded considering the remaining two counts. The not guilty verdicts related to four young women or teenagers.

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of sex ... (Chard & Ilminster News)

The allegations and trial had been 'absolute hell' for Premier League star Benjamin Mendy, the court heard.

He said: “The prosecution has made a decision. Matturie, of Eccles, Salford, denied six counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault relating to seven young women, between July 2012 and August 2021. Mendy had denied seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women, between October 2018 and August 2021. Timothy Cray KC, prosecuting, said the footballer, a man with money, power and privilege, thought about what was “in his pants” and that was why he got it “terribly wrong” in believing women were consenting to sex. Jurors also failed to reach verdicts on three counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault against him by five other women. Louis Saha Matturie, 41, his co-accused and alleged “fixer” was found not guilty by the jury of three counts of rape relating to two teenagers.

Manchester City player Benjamin Mendy found not guilty of six ... (CNN)

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.

Benjamin Mendy rape case: not-guilty verdicts came down to ... (The Guardian)

It was largely agreed sexual activity took place, so footballer's defence focused on women's actions after the fact.

He told the jury that she initially said no “because she wanted to be in a relationship”, but that she changed her mind after he went to leave the room, grabbing his hands and pulling him back to her. All charges relating to her were dropped mid-trial on the judge’s orders after a video emerged of her having “enthusiastic and obviously consensual sex” with Matturie. He claimed that immediately after saying hello to her, “I asked her to show me her bum”. Some of the women whom Mendy was ultimately cleared of raping sent messages to friends expressing what Laws described as “unbridled joy and giddiness” about the night they’d just had. None of the sex took place in stable, loving relationships, she said, and there was “no aftercare”. Even the prosecution barrister, Timothy Cray KC, said it was “the opposite of a whodunnit”.

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