Ex Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy cleared of rape and attempted rape

<p>

Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of raping a young woman and the attempted rape of another.&nbsp; </p>

<p>

The 28-year-old broke down in tears as the not-guilty verdicts were given by the jury foreman following a three-week trial at Chester Crown Court. </p>

<p>

He had stood for the verdicts but sank to his seat, his head on his knees, wiping away tears with a white tissue. </p>

<p>

Mendy, whose contract with the Premier League champions ended on July 1, was cleared of attempting to rape a woman, aged 29 at the time, at his £4million mansion in Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire in October 2018. </p>

<p>

He was also found not guilty of the rape of a second woman, aged 24, two years later also at his home address. </p>

<p>

The 10-cap France international is alleged to have later told her "it's fine, I've had sex with 10,000 women", the court heard. </p>

<p>

The jury of six men and six women were out for around three hours and 15 minutes before returning their verdicts. </p>

<p>

Judge Steven Everett responded: "Mr Mendy can be discharged from the dock." </p>

<p>

His trial was a retrial, having been cleared by a jury earlier this year of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, relating to four young women or teenagers, following a six-month trial. </p>

<p>

Jurors failed to reach verdicts on the two counts of rape and attempted rape he was retried with. </p>

<p>

</p>

<p>The article <a href="https://www.planetsport.com/soccer/news/manchester-city-defender-benjamin-mendy-cleared-rape-attempted-rape">Ex Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy cleared of rape and attempted rape </a> appeared first on Planetsport.com.</p>