Europe 1 with AFP 3:55 p.m., January 07, 2022

The French international defender of Manchester City Benjamin Mendy, accused of seven rapes and a sexual assault, was released and placed under judicial supervision Friday by the British justice.

The 27-year-old, world champion in 2018, had been in pre-trial detention since the end of August.

The French international defender of Manchester City Benjamin Mendy, accused of seven rapes and a sexual assault, was released and placed under judicial supervision Friday by the British justice.

Judge Patrick Thompson decided during a hearing at Crown Court in Chester (north-west of England) to release the 27-year-old, world champion in 2018, who had been in pre-trial detention since the end of August.

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