BBC News and Manchester Evening News report this
afternoon that Benjamin Mendy has been found not
guilty of six counts of rape, alledgedly committed
against four women, and one of sexual assault.
Prosecutors have confirmed that they will seek a
retrial, with one count of rape and one of sexual
assault and one of attempted rape for which jurors
were unable to come to a verdict.
The not guilty verdicts were unanimous. Mendy’s
co-defendant, Louis Saha Matturie, has also been
found not guilty of three counts of rape, alledgedly
against two women.
The 28-year-old left-back has been on trial for the
last six months at Chester Crown Court. He has
been suspended by Manchester City since being
initially charged with four counts of rape and
remanded in custody in August 2021. His trial
began this summer, and he was found not guilty of
one charge of rape at the start of September.
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