A bail request for Manchester United player Mason Greenwood, accused of attempted rape and intentional assault, was accepted on Wednesday, a Manchester court announced. The 21-year-old player, who is also accused of controlling and coercive behavior on the same victim, appeared for the first time on Monday before a court which remanded him in pre-trial detention.
The court’s spokesperson explained that a new request had been accepted on the condition of not contacting any witnesses in the case, nor the complainant, and of residing at a specific address. Wednesday’s hearing was held without the player who will appear before a judge again on November 21.
Arrested again for violation of his judicial control
Greenwood was first arrested in late January, after photos and videos were posted on social media showing a young woman with a bloody face, bruises on her body and the words “to anyone who wants to know what Mason Greenwood actually makes me”.
He was released in early February, under judicial supervision. But he was again arrested by the police on Saturday morning for a violation of his judicial control and charged in the afternoon. The attempted rape was allegedly committed in October 2021 and the assault two months later.
The accusation of “controlling and coercive behavior” relates to actions between November 2018 and October of this year, during which the player would have published threatening and insulting messages towards the complainant. He also reportedly spied on and hacked into his social media accounts.