Manchester City Defender Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of Sexual assault after a trial lasting almost five months.
After 13 days of deliberation at the court, the jury was unable to reach verdicts on two other charges against Mendy – one count of rape, involving a woman aged 24 in October 2020 and one count of attempted rape, involving a woman aged 29 in October 2018.
Meanwhile, the crown prosecution service has seven days to decide whether to pursue a retrial on the two charges where a verdict could not be agreed.
English premier league champions , Manchester City suspended Mendy when he was arrested in August 2021 and stopped paying him in September 2021.
his contract expires this summer.
