France and Manchester City 27-year-old defender Benjamin Mendy has been charged with four counts charge of rape and one count of sexual assault. This is to a Cheshire Police the charges relate to three complainants over the age of 16 and are alleged to have taken place between October 2020 and August this year.
Benjamin Mendy to Face Trial on Friday
Benjamin Mendy, of Prestbury, has been remanded in custody and will appear at Chester Magistrates’ Court today, Friday. The left-back had played for last season’s Premier League champions since 2017 when he joined Monaco for a reported £52m.
A police spokesman said: “Cheshire Constabulary and the Crown Prosecution Service would like to remind everyone that criminal proceedings against Mendy are live and that he has a right to a fair trial.” The English Premier League said the defender had been suspended pending an investigation.
The club made this known in a statement saying: “The matter is subject to a legal process, and the club is, therefore, unable to make further comment until that process is complete.”
