Manchester City defender, Benjamin Mendy
Manchester City defender, Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.
A report by BBC indicates that the verdict which was passed on Wednesday, January 11, was unanimous.
Mendy, however, will face a retrial on June 26, 2023, on other two outstanding charges.
Mendy's friend and co-accused, Louis Saha Matturie was also not found guilty of three rape counts.
Matturie will face a retrial on other three counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault the court could not react verdict on.
The French international and his co-accused had been accused of rape and sexual assault by 13 women.
On September 13, 2022, the court cleared Mendy of one rape count after being accused by a 19-year-old woman.
Matturie, who was also accused by the same woman, was also found not guilty of two rape counts and one sexual abuse.
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