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Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendycharged with four counts of rape
Manchester: Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been charged by the Cheshire Constabulary with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.
"The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorised Cheshire Constabulary to charge Benjamin Mendy, aged 27, with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault," read a statement issued by the CPS.
"The offences are alleged to have taken place in Cheshire between October 2020 and August 2021 and relate to three complainants over the age of 16," read the statement.
Mendy, of Withinlee Road, Prestbury, has been remanded in police custody and will appear before Chester Magistrates’ Court on Friday 27 August 2021.
"Cheshire Constabulary and the Crown Prosecution Service would like to remind everyone that criminal proceedings against Mendy are active and that he has a right to a fair trial. It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings," read the statement.
In a statement, the club said, " Manchester City can confirm that following his being charged by police today, Benjamin Mendy has been suspended pending an investigation."
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