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The footballer Benjamin Mendy is in front of the British justice, Wednesday August 10. The athlete must respond to several charges of rape. A vertiginous fall for the former player of the France team, who has already spent several months in detention.
Benjamin Mendy’s trial begins on Wednesday August 10. The 2018 soccer world champion pleads not guilty. “He arrived this morning at the court in Chester (United Kingdom), in the north-west of England, for this first day of trial. A long trial, scheduled to last more than three months, since Benjamin Mendy is accused by seven women in total, for acts of rape, but also attempted rape and sexual assault”reports journalist Julie Vitaline, live from London (United Kingdom).
The first accusations, which date back to November 2020, have since multiplied. “He also spent four months behind bars, until his release under judicial supervision in January”, continues the journalist. The French player, who pleads not guilty, faces a life sentence, “the maximum sentence for acts of rape in the United Kingdom”, recalls Julie Vitaline. The court’s decision will also condition the resumption of the player’s sporting career, suspended for a year by his club Manchester City.