. Why not follow BBC North West on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram? It has been alleged that Mr Mendy and his friend Louis Saha Matturie raped a number of women at the footballer's mansion or at an apartment in Manchester. No contraception was ever used, jurors were told. The prosecutor said the feelings of the women "counted for nothing". The soccer guru was born on 17 July 1994. It is alleged Mr Matturie, Mr Mendy's friend and fixer, had the job of finding young women for sex. 'Don't feel daunted or overwhelmed by that. The jury heard how a person would have to know how to open the doors to these rooms from the inside, which meant the women believed they had been locked in. The locking mechanism created a "panic room" in case of burglary which can only be opened from the inside not the outside. The house was sold to footballer Benjamin Mendy in November after a previous sale fell through. Benjamin Mendy's five-month trial lifted the lid on his private life off the pitch, offering unique "through the keyhole" access to his home and inner circle. Mr Cray QC had told the jury: 'The case is simple. Saha, 40,has also entered not guilty pleas to all charges he faces which include eight counts of rape and four counts of sexual assault. After spending time in the swimming pool, she became sleepy and went up to a top floor bedroom at the house owned by Mendy, 28, in Mottram St Andrew near Prestbury. There are also four separate complaints against Saha involving allegations away from Mendy's house, in Manchester and Sheffield. Last week, the names of Raheem Sterling, Jack Grealish, Kyle Walker, Riyad Mahrez and John Stones, all either current or ex- Manchester City players, were read to jurors ahead of the trial. Mr Cray said Mendy and Saha denied any wrongdoing and instead claimed the women had consented to sex, often 'willingly and enthusiastically'. They were prepared to cross that line over and over again. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. As the first day of their trial kicked off, the jury was shown drone footage with aerial shots from above of Mendy's gated mansion house in Cheshire - 17 miles south of central Manchester. "In their minds, and this could not be clearer, the stream of women they brought to their homes existed purely to be pursued for sex.". She then returned to the footballer's mansion in Mottram St Andrew, near Prestbury. I havent heard any real hard evidence from the witnesses. Moreover, he is on Facebook with over 3.7 million followers. Benjamin Mendy is accused of raping women at his Cheshire mansion, Louis Saha Matturie, 41, denies eight counts of rape and four counts of sexual assault. October 2020 -Mendy is alleged to have raped a 24-year-old woman three times at his house. He said Mr Mendy was "an exceptional player whose heart was always happier in the locker room than out on the pitch". Mendy denies eight counts of rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault. Benjamin is a French-based professional football player who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Manchester City and represented the France national team from 2017 until 2019. The soccer player reportedly bought it from the renowned cricket star Freddie Flintoff. He also said he asked a girl's boyfriend if he could have sex with her, I'm not sure if this is normal amongst men but it does seem as if he thought girls could be easily passed around and it's also degrading for the girl. As she bent over to pick it up Mendy got behind her and raped her three times. Mr Cray told jurors only someone who knew how to open the doors could do so, adding: "Two witnesses allege rapes in those rooms and felt they were locked in.". Earlier today, the jury heard how Mendy told his victim "don't move" as he held her arms behind her back and raped her. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Mendy won't be the first football star to move in as Flintoff previously rented the house to Peter Crouch and his wife Abbey Clancy in 2011, after he was unable to sell it. Jack Grealish 'had sex with woman at party at Benjamin Mendy's house'. Mendy, the woman and others went into Manchester and later she spent the night at Mendy's home, with another man. He debuted in the soccer arena at the age of 6 when he joined the local club, Palaiseau. Read about our approach to external linking. 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There are also four separate complaints against Mr Matturie involving allegations away from Mr Mendy's house, in Manchester and Sheffield. Sportsbrief.com has recently published an article about Rafael Nadal's net worth. Mendy was raping her saying, "Don't move, don't move", the court heard. - Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy has been charged with another count of rape - bringing the total to eight. The 28-year-old denies charges of rape, attempted rape and sexual assault. On the evening of July 23, a 22-year-old woman who worked at a nightclub in Manchester was invited to the pool party by Saha in return for money - an attempt to "procure" her as a potential victim, it is alleged. This was Mendy's fourth bail application after his last one was quashed back in October during a 50 minute hearing. A girl locked in a room, that can only be accessed with his own fingerprint? The woman, aged 17 at the time, alleges she was raped twice by Mendy, the same evening of the party at his house in Prestbury, Cheshire last August. Mr Cray continued: "Our case is that the defendants' pursuit of these 13 women turned them into predators, who were prepared to commit serious sexual offences.". The soccer player reportedly bought it from the renowned cricket star Freddie Flintoff. 'They knew very well what they were doing. None of the women who have made the allegations involved can be identified and reporting restrictions apply ahead of the trial. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Although hes far from a free man with a staggering amount of evidence against him in his heinous crimes, the Manchester City footballer is out of bars for the first time since August 2021. He was suspended by the club after being charged by police. Benjamin Mendy, 28, allegedly raped three women in 24 hours at a pool party at his 4.8million mansion Mendy's 'fixer' friend, Louis Saha Matturie, 41, known as Saha, is said to have brought. The former England all-rounder bought the seven-bedroom property in a Macclesfield road popular with footballers for 1.8million in 2008. JavaScript is disabled. July 23 into July 24 -A pool party was held on the 23rd and carried on into the next day, after the defendants went clubbing in Manchester and returned to Mendy's home to carry on partying. He often updates his fans with the latest news regarding his club and personal life. "Vulnerable, scared, isolated - these are words you'll hear from lots of the witnesses," Mr Cray added. The jury heard from ten character witnesses for Mendy, including three former lovers. After the pool party, Mendy, Saha and others went to China White nightclub in Manchester. With various types of evidence put forward showing the girls relaxed and partying with their alleged rapists for weeks after the alleged rapes. When is Eurovision and how do you get tickets? She said she fell asleep alone but "woke up to find Ben on top of me". Jurors today saw police bodycam footage from inside the "isolated" mansion where Mendy, 28, is accused of raping multiple women. The trial of Manchester City's Benjamin Mendy continues today (November 7). Now, this is where the contradiction comes. Flintoff, 40, initially bought the mansion from former Manchester City manager Mark Hughes, who already had planning permission to completely rebuild the property. Timothy Cray QC opened the case for the prosecution before the jury at Chester Crown Court today. It was like windscreen glass so that was all over.. The women involved were vulnerable for a number of reasons once arriving at Mr Mendy's house, which was described as an isolated mansion, the jury was told. Prosecutors have described Mr Mendy as a "predator" who they claim turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game. Mendy, 28, and Matturie, 41, deny multiple rapes and sexual offenses against several young women. The court heard how they said they had their mobile phones taken away, while some believed they were in locked rooms. This room has now been redecorated but was shown to the jury. Judge Everett, who is Recorder of Chester, told the jury last week: 'Maybe you have heard their names. dvelopper et amliorer nos produits et services. The girls have refused to hand over phones, laptops etc and after the alleged rape/rapes continued to have consensual sex with other males within the party group on the same night. , updated Mr Cray added: 'Ultimately, these cases are about where the line is drawn. Think this particular victim might have slightly jeopardised her case. Mr Mendy has previously told the court he broke. Mendy tried to rape her on a bed but she struggled and managed to stop him. Jurors heard how the 52m Premier League star was "prepared to cross that line" of consent "over and over again" and if "women got hurt or distressed, too bad". To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. One recalls being face down on a sofa in the living room with her arms being held behind her back. Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy is a "predator" who "turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game", a court has heard. Mendy said he would give it back to her if she took her clothes off. The prosecutor said Mendy was a 'reasonably famous football player', and alleged that 'because of his wealth and status, others were prepared to help him to get what he wanted'. Many of the women had their phones taken away when they arrived - leaving them feeling "cut off". The French leftback will now be back in court on January 24 ahead of a provisional trial date of June 27. Mendy was bailed in January after spending 134 days in custody following his arrest in August. I thought this thread would be on fire too!! Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Cricket legend Freddie Flintoff has made a 3million profit selling a home he has never even lived in. Two 19-year-old woman who had been to the pool party returned to Mendy's house after the club, where both were raped, it is alleged. Mendy is accused of 10 offences against seven women between October 2018 and August 2021. Mr Cray told jurors that Saha, of Eccles, Salford, was Mendy's friend and fixer, and one of his jobs was 'to find young women and to create the situations where those young women could be raped and sexually assaulted'. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. They afterwards made complaints of rape and sexual assault against Mendy and Saha. He said the women were "disposable" to Mr Mendy. Most fans often speculate that the Chelsea goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy, and Real Madrid's defender Ferland Mendy are siblings. One of them slept with grealish so therefore would have consented for sex with them all. The woman replied: "He was around. Eight men and six women were sworn in to serve on the jury, including two jurors who will be discharged after the opening of the case. She had visited the Man City defenders home in Prestbury, Cheshire, after a bash in August 2021 at which a woman was allegedly raped. That was the effect of their game. One remembered being in the swimming pool. View our online Press Pack. But the League of Their Own host has now sold it for 4.8million to Manchester City's left back Benjamin Mendy. The then 17-year-old woman claims she was raped twice by Mendy on the same night of the party at his home in Prestbury, Cheshire last August. After spending time in the swimming pool, she said she became sleepy and went up to a top floor bedroom. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited.