Emotional Benjamin Mendy says ‘Praise be to God’ as ex-Manchester City star is CLEARED of raping a woman at his £4M mansion and trying to rape another.
An emotional Benjamin Mendy today wept and said ‘Praise be to God’ after as he was cleared of rape and attempted rape.
The 28-year-old former Manchester City player was charged with sexually assaulting two women in his £4 million mansion.
After three hours of deliberation, the jury found him not guilty at Chester Crown Court this afternoon. He sobbed in the court before expressing his happiness at the decision.
Mendy had faced a retrial on one count of rape and one count of attempted rape during lockdown-busting parties. He is now a free man but without a club after his Man City contract expired at the end of June and having played his last game for the Premier League champions in August 2021.
After a court battle in January, the French international full back was already exonerated of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.
When he was exonerated, Mendy sobbed. His attorneys said that he will now “rebuild his life” and that a comeback to premier football is now likely. Although visibly moved, the celebrity simply uttered the Arabic phrase “Alhamdulillah,” which means “Praise be to God,” outside of court.
