Man City's Benjamin Mendy, 28, arrives at court to stand trial accused of raping string of women | The Sun

BENJAMIN Mendy has today arrived at court where he is due to stand trial accused of rape.

The Manchester City left-back, 28, is accused of ten offences in total against seven women.

Mendy has arrived at Chester Crown Court where his trial is due to start this morning.

He is charged with eight counts of rape, one count of sexual assault and one count of attempted rape, relating to seven women.

One of the counts was carried out on August 23 – just three days before he was charged, it is said.

It is the second rape Mendy allegedly committed while on police bail after his arrest in November.

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Mendy is also accused of raping a woman three times at Cheshire mansion in October 2020.

The French international allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in early January 2021.

Co-defendant Louis Saha Matturie, 40, is accused of eight counts of rape and four counts of sexual assault, relating to eight women.

He is also due to stand trial alongside Mendy today.

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Mendy was bailed in January after spending 134 days in custody following his arrest in August.

Premier League champions Man City spent a reported £49.2million signing Mendy from French side Monaco in 2017.

He last played for the club on August 15 during their 1-0 defeat to Tottenham at the start of the season.

In September 2020, City boss Pep Guardiola revealed Mendy would be out of the game for at least a month due to an injury.

In a statement, the club later said: “Manchester City can confirm that following his being charged by police today, Benjamin Mendy has been suspended pending an investigation.

“The matter is subject to a legal process and the club is therefore unable to make further comment until that process is complete.”

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