Benjamin Mendy arrives at court as Man City defender’s trial on rape charges begins

Benjamin Mendy has arrived at Chester Crown Court in preparation for his upcoming trial, where he faces allegations of one count of attempted rape against one woman and one count of rape against another woman.

🇫🇷 French footballer Benjamin #Mendy will return to a UK courtroom Monday for the start of his retrial for two alleged sexual offences, five months after a jury cleared him of multiple other counts.https://t.co/iIkPHpQtdI

— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) June 26, 2023

Mendy has pleaded not guilty to these charges, and the trial is expected to span a period of two to three weeks. The specific accusations involve an alleged attempted rape incident in 2018 and a separate accusation of rape in October 2020.

Notably, Mendy has been absent from Manchester City’s lineup for quite some time, and it has been confirmed that he will depart from the club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of June. Since his arrest in August 2021, he has remained suspended by the club.

The French footballer joined Manchester City in 2017 from Monaco for a transfer fee of £52 million. Despite facing frequent injury setbacks, he achieved three Premier League titles and various domestic cup victories during his tenure at the club.

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