Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault after a trial that began in August 2022.
The jury, however, was unable to reach a verdict on two other charges against Mendy – one count of rape and one count of attempted rape.
Mendy will face a retrial in June over the two charges that the jury could not decide on. His co-accused, Louis Saha Matturie, has been found not guilty of three charges and will face a retrial on six more charges in September.
Both men denied the charges and said all the sexual activity was consensual. Manchester City suspended Mendy when he was arrested in August 2021 and stopped paying him in September 2021.
His contract expires this summer.
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Joseph Omoniyi
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