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11.07.2023 - 17:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Prosecutors claimed that Benjamin Mendy 'does not take no for an answer' as they made their closing speech to jurors.
The 28-year-old Frenchman denies offences of rape and attempted rape, allegations concerning two women. He is currently standing trial at Chester Crown Court.
Both women claim they were sexually abused by Mr Mendy at his home near Prestbury. Woman One has alleged that the former Manchester City player tried to rape her in October 2018, while Woman Two has claimed that she was raped by him two years later.
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Mr Mendy has said that any sexual contact between him and the two women was consensual. On the eighth day of the trial, prosecutor Benjamin Aina KC delivered his closing speech.
"Benjamin Mendy had wealth and position in society," the barrister said. "He had access to women who wanted to be in his company.
"As he told (Woman Two), 'I've slept with thousands of women'. He was used to women saying yes. However, this case is all about what he did when a woman said no. How does Mr Mendy handle no?
"How does his ego handle no? Was he able to walk away, or did he insist that the answer would be yes?
"Was he able to listen to what a woman was telling him, or was he only able to listen to what he wanted? His appetite for sex, his appetite for control, did the word notfeature in his dictionary?
"The prosecution say that the answer to all these questions fell from the lips of Mr Mendy when he gave evidence. When he was asked 'why didn't you go and apologise to (Woman One)?'
"Do you remember what he said? 'I simply don't care'.
"He doesn't care about the feelings of the views of a woman, unless those feelings or views
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