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14.07.2023 - 20:29 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Former Manchester United players Paul Pogba and Memphis Depay have responded to Benjamin Mendy being cleared of all charges against him after being found not guilty of rape and attempted rape.
The World Cup winner wept in the dock as he was unanimously acquitted on Friday, July 14, after jurors deliberated for about three hours and 15 minutes after a two-week trial at Chester Crown Court.
He faced a potential jail sentence if he was found guilty of the allegations, which were said to have been committed at his Cheshire mansion near Prestbury in October 2018 and October 2020 against two women. The 28-year-old played for Manchester City at the time of the alleged offences, but his contract has since expired at the Etihad Stadium.
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Mr Mendy has maintained his innocence throughout the court process, and said any sexual contact between him and the two women was consensual. The verdicts followed a two-week case, the second trial Mendy has faced in which he has maintained his innocence throughout.
At the first trial, which lasted six months and ended in January, Mendy was found not guilty of seven counts of rape alleged by five different women, as well as an allegation of sexual assault made by a sixth woman. Prosecutors sought a re-trial after the first jury could not agree on the charges of rape and attempted rape, which concerned two women.
Mr Mendy became emotional as the verdicts were announced. He was released from the dock.
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Footballer Benjamin Mendy has been cleared of all charges after being found not guilty of rape and attempted rape. The World Cup winner wept in the dock as he was unanimously acquitted, after jurors deliberated for about three hours and 15 minutes after a two week trial at Chester Crown Court.
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