Benjamin Mendy not guilty of six rape charges

• Published date: 14 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty on Friday of six counts of rape and one of sexual assault. Jurors at Chester Crown Court in northwest England could not reach verdicts on two other allegations against Mendy - one of attempted rape and another of rape - and were discharged.

Prosecutors said they will seek a retrial on the counts the jury could not reach verdicts at the end of a months-long trial.

Mendy, 28, covered his face with both hands and was gently rocking back and forth as the jury foreman delivered the verdicts in a hushed courtroom, Britain's Press Association reported. The not-guilty...