Man City footballer Benjamin Mendy released on bail after being charged with raping four women

Mendy will stand trial this 12 months accused of seven counts of rape (Image: Getty/PA)

Manchester Metropolis defender Benjamin Mendy has been launched on bail after showing in court docket charged with rape and sexual assault.

The 27-year-old is accused of seven counts of rape towards 4 ladies and one rely of sexual assault towards a fifth lady.

He faces trial alongside co-defendant Louis Saha Matturie, 40, who's accused of six counts of rape and one among sexual assault.

Mendy appeared in non-public at a short listening to at Chester Crown Courtroom in Cheshire, which noticed him bailed till an extra listening to on January 24.

Proceedings have beforehand been associated again to the French worldwide through an interpreter.

The rape prices towards him relate to a few alleged incidents on 11 October 2020; one alleged incident on 24 July 2021; an extra alleged incident at an unspecified date that very same month; and two alleged incidents on 23 August 2021.

The sexual assault cost pertains to one incident of sexual touching alleged to have taken place on 2 January 2021.

Mendy, of Withinlee Highway, Prestbury, Cheshire, had been in custody since his arrest on August 26.

Mendy will stand trial subsequent 12 months for seven counts of alleged rape subsequent 12 months (Image: AP)

He and his co-defendant had not too long ago been moved from HMP Altcourse, a class B jail in Liverpool, to Class A HMP Manchester, also called Strangeways jail, reportedly over security fears.

A supply informed The Solar on Tuesday: ‘Each Mendy and Matturie have been moved as a result of their case is so excessive profile.

‘That may result in security and prisoner administration points and it was felt Class A situations is likely to be higher outfitted to take care of any potential points.

The pair have been resulting from stand trial this month, however this has been pushed again till June on the earliest.

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