Benjamin Mendy, a Manchester Metropolis footballer accused of a number of severe intercourse offences in opposition to younger ladies, has been launched on bail.
Mendy has been charged with eight offences in opposition to 5 completely different ladies, together with seven counts of rape regarding 4 ladies.
The 27-year-old, who additionally performs for the French nationwide workforce, has been in custody for 134 days, since his arrest on 26 August.
Choose Patrick Thompson granted him bail till 24 January, when an additional pre-trial listening to is deliberate.
His trial was on account of begin this month but it surely has now been pushed again to June on the earliest.
The complete bail situations weren’t given in open court docket however Mendy was advised he should stay at his residence deal with, to not contact complainants and to give up his passport by midnight on Friday.
Mendy, sporting a black swimsuit and white shirt, replied, “OK” to the decide.
His expenses stem from allegations relationship again to October 2020. He’s charged three counts of rape, alleged happening on 11 October 2020; sexual concerning 2 January 2021; two counts of rape on 24 July 2021 and two counts of rape on 23 August 2021.
Not one of the ladies concerned, as complainants of alleged intercourse offences, could be recognized.
Mendy was arrested and charged with rape by Cheshire Police on 26 August. He had been held at HMP Altcourse in Liverpool earlier than being transferred to HMP Manchester.
He had been refused bail thrice.
The French worldwide performed as a left-back for Man Metropolis from 2017 till the membership suspended him after his arrest.
He appeared in court docket on Friday alongside his co-defendant, Louis Saha Matturie, of Eccles, Larger Manchester.
Matturie, 40, is accused of six counts of rape and considered one of sexual assault.
Ian Unsworth QC, prosecuting, advised the court docket that additional expenses of 1 depend of rape and one depend of sexual assault had been authorised for Matturie on Thursday.
He’ll seem in court docket subsequent week on the extra expenses. A choice on the appliance for bail by Matturie has but to be made.
Extra reporting by PA
Kaynak: briturkish.com
