Man Metropolis star Benjamin Mendy was this afternoon cleared of 1 rely of rape.
The footballer is on trial having denied eight counts of rape towards 5 ladies; one rely of tried rape; and one rely of sexual assault.
The offences had been alleged to have taken place on 5 totally different events at his Cheshire mansion between October 2018 and August final yr. The Man Metropolis star has been suspended by the membership ever since his arrest and his trial is at the moment ongoing.
His alleged fixer, Louis Saha Matturie, was additionally cleared of three different intercourse expenses as we speak after a tape of one of many encounters was revealed in courtroom, studies the Daily Mail.
The video revealed that the alleged sufferer – often known as Girl Seven – went to Louis Saha Matturie’s flat to gather balloons to fill with nitrous oxide – also called laughing gasoline.
A jury heard claims she was then raped by the 41-year-old.
This incident is claimed to have occurred every week after she had claimed Mendy had raped her himself at his dwelling.
However Chester Crown Courtroom was informed she had agreed to be filmed on Saha’s cellular and was mentioned to have been proven smiling on the digital camera and gyrating.
Decide Stephen Everett then ordered Mendy and Saha to be cleared of expenses referring to that one lady.
