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17.08.2022 - 20:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Benjamin Mendy told a woman 'you don't have to be scared' as he 'tried to rape her' after walking in after she had showered at his home, a jury heard. The alleged victim told police in an interview - footage of which was viewed by jurors at Chester Crown Court - the Manchester City footballer had a 'predatory look on his face' shortly before the alleged incident.
French defender, Mr Mendy, 28, is on trial accused of eight counts of rape; one count of attempted rape; and one count of sexual assault. He denies all the charges he faces.
Prosecutors allege Mr Mendy was a 'predator' who 'turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game'. He is alleged to have attacked seven women at his mansion near Prestbury, Cheshire, between October 2018 and August last year.
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Today (Wednesday), jurors heard from a woman Mr Mendy allegedly attempted to rape at his home in 2018. The jury was played a video of a police interview in which the woman told an officer she met Mr Mendy and a friend in a foreign nightclub in 2017.
The jury heard her tell police someone informed her he was a City player who was injured at the time and that he 'did not seem keen on people taking videos of him in the club'. The woman said that while she had been speaking to the friend, there was 'not much interaction' with Mr Mendy, the jury heard during the footage.
The following year, she said the friend invited her to travel to Manchester, jurors heard. During the visit, the court heard the woman joined Mr Mendy, his friend and others for a meal at a restaurant before moving on to two nightclubs in Manchester.
In the video played to jurors,
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