Manchester Metropolis and France footballer Benjamin Mendy denied nine sexual offences from 6 young women of all ages as he appeared in court docket on Monday.
The 27-12 months-aged player stood in the dock at Chester Crown Court and recurring: “Not guilty” as the charges have been put to him and he entered pleas for the 1st time.
The defender denies 7 counts of rape, a single count of sexual assault and one particular depend of tried rape, relating to six complainants.
All the alleged offences are reported to have taken area at his household deal with in close proximity to Macclesfield, northwest England, involving Oct 2018 and August final yr.
Mendy entered his pleas in the course of a listening to on Monday ahead of his demo, scheduled to start off afterwards this year.
He will go right before a jury on July 25 together with his co-defendant Louis Saha Matturie, 40, who also entered not guilty pleas to all expenses.
Matturie denies 8 counts of rape and four counts of sexual assault, relating to 8 youthful girls. His alleged offences span from July 2012 to August previous 12 months.
Immediately after each defendants entered their pleas, the listening to went into private session with push excluded from the courtroom.
Mendy joined Premier League champions Metropolis from French club Monaco in 2017. He has performed 75 instances for the club but his playing time has been limited by injuries and a reduction of form.
The previous of his 10 caps for France arrived in November 2019, immediately after the defender gained the World Cup in 2018.
Mendy was suspended by City right after currently being billed by police.
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