Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy charged with 4 counts of rape, suspended

Manchester City left-back Benjamin Mendy has been charged with 4 counts of rape and one rely of sexual assault, police mentioned Thursday.
The 27-year-old Mendy was suspended by City pending an investigation.
“The charges relate to three complainants over the age of 16 and are alleged to have taken place between October 2020 and August 2021,” Cheshire Police mentioned in an announcement.
Mendy was to stay in police custody in a single day and is because of seem in court docket on Friday, police mentioned.
Mendy’s agent didn’t instantly reply to an e mail from The Associated Press in search of remark.
Mendy joined City from Monaco in 2017 and has received the Premier League thrice and the English League Cup twice.
He performed towards Tottenham on the opening weekend of the Premier League season however didn’t characteristic towards Norwich on Saturday.