The Case: The Manchester City and France full-back was suspended by his club and remanded in custody in August 2021 after being charged with multiple counts of rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault relating to several women.
Legal Outcome: Following two lengthy trials at Chester Crown Court, Mendy was cleared of six counts of rape in January 2023, and acquitted of the remaining counts of rape and attempted rape at a retrial in July 2023.
Summary & Case Details: Benjamin Mendy rose to prominence as an elite left-back, winning the Ligue 1 title with Monaco before securing a high-profile transfer to Manchester City and lifting the World Cup with France in 2018. His career came to a halt in August 2021 when Cheshire police formally charged him with multiple serious offences following complaints from several women regarding incidents at his home between 2018 and 2021. Mendy was placed in remand custody for several months and immediately suspended by Manchester City pending the criminal proceedings. The subsequent trials held at Chester Crown Court became one of the most covered legal cases in recent British sports history. Mendy consistently maintained his complete innocence, testifying that the interactions at his home were consensual. In January 2023, following months of jury deliberation, he was found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, while the jury failed to reach a verdict on two remaining charges. A retrial was held later that year, culminating in July 2023 with Mendy being cleared of all remaining counts of rape and attempted rape, concluding his criminal court proceedings.
Date 19 July 2016, 19:39:27
Source fc-zenit.ru
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