Manchester City participant Benjamin Mendy was launched from jail on bail on Friday forward of his trial on rape fees, which has been put again till June on the earliest.
Mendy, who stays suspended by City, has been in custody for 134 days, since first being arrested and charged on Aug. 26 final yr.
The French World Cup winner was granted bail by choose Patrick Thompson at a non-public listening to at Chester Crown Court, from which the media was excluded.
Mendy is accused of eight offenses in opposition to 5 totally different girls together with seven counts of rape referring to 4 girls and one depend of sexual assault.
#Breaking Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy, 27, accused of a collection of great intercourse offences in opposition to younger girls, has been freed on bail by Judge Patrick Thompson at a listening to at Chester Crown Court pic.twitter.com/XD4n6Nh8pT
— PA Media (@PA) January 7, 2022
He had been as a consequence of go on trial this month, but it surely has been pushed again till June 27 on the earliest.
The full bail situations weren’t disclosed in open courtroom, however Mendy was instructed he should dwell at his house handle, give up his passport by midnight on Friday and chorus from contacting complainants.
Mendy, sporting a black go well with and white shirt, replied “OK” to the choose.
