Since Monday, Benjamin Mendy has been heard by Chester Crown Court, in the suburbs of Liverpool, as part of his trial. Accused of seven rapes, an attempted rape and a sexual assault against seven women, the 2018 world champion with the Blues regretted, this Wednesday, his behavior after he was arrested by the police: alcohol in flying, parties during confinement… “It was not a good thing to do”, recognized Benjamin Mendy, in remarks relayed by the Manchester Evening News.
Asked by the prosecutor whether he had used force to enter the bathroom where “Woman One” was, who accused him of rape, while she was showering, Benjamin Mendy firmly denied . The player trained in Le Havre explained that he “hoped to have sex with her, if she wanted to”, because a friend “told him it was OK”.
problems with alcohol
He also said that another of the victims, who filed the complaint, was “awake all the time” when he had sex with her, while prosecutor Timothy Cray suggested that “Woman Six” [comme sont nommées les plaignantes] was “asleep”.
During this third day of hearing, there was also a lot of talk about the alcohol problems of the former Monaco and Marseille player. While “Woman One” said Mendy was not sober at the time of the alleged rape, the defendant replied that he had been drinking tequila: “I wasn’t drunk, but I wouldn’t say I was sober. »
“He had his heart on his sleeve”
In the afternoon, a former employee of Manchester City came to the bar to discuss the behavior of Benjamin Mendy. “He has his heart on his sleeve. He passes for a prankster. When you get to know him, he’s more of an introverted extrovert, Jodie Deakin developed. Benjamin was the nicest person you’ve ever met. He is extremely human. »
Jodie Deakin, however, lamented that Benjamin Mendy did not have a trusted entourage: “When he had problems, even if he had friends around him, he had no one close enough to help him. He’s a pretty flamboyant person in his way of dressing, he attracted a lot of people. The trial will continue on Thursday.