United Kingdom: footballer Benjamin Mendy will be tried for rape and sexual assault
French footballer Benjamin Mendy will be tried on January 24, 2022 for rape and sexual assault.
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Accused of rape and sexual assault, Benjamin Mendy, the world champion with the Blues in 2008, remains in prison.
The date for his trial was set this afternoon at a preliminary hearing.
It will take place next January.
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With our correspondent in London,
Nina Guérineau de Lamérie
He remains behind bars until further notice.
This Friday afternoon, the Assize Court in Chester, England, refused to grant parole to the defender of Manchester City
Accused of four rapes and a sexual assault, the player's trial will begin on January 24, 2022. It should last from two to three weeks, said judge Steven Everett.
Benjamin Mendy has been in pre-trial detention at Altcourse prison, north of Liverpool since August 26, after breaking the rules of his judicial review.
The facts allegedly took place at the champion's home between October 2020 and last month.
One of the three alleged victims is seventeen years old.
During the hearing, the player, beige sweater and tracksuit on his back, appeared alongside Louis Saha Mattuie, also accused of four rapes.
The link between the two cases, however, was not communicated by the British justice.
A second hearing will be held on November 15.
The time for the footballer to prepare his defense and to indicate whether he pleads guilty or not.
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