A high-profile Manchester City football player charged with a string of sex offences has been accused of a further count of rape. Benjamin Mendy, 27, was given the additional charge last week but it could not be reported for legal reasons. Mendy, a French international, is now accused of eight offences against five different women, including seven counts of rape relating to four women. The alleged victims can not be named for legal reasons. The fresh charge relates to a new complainant and is al

Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy will remain in custody ahead of a potential trial on rape charges after his bail application was refused. The 27-year-old has been in custody at HMP Altcourse in Merseyside since last Friday, when he appeared at Chester Magistrates' Court charged with four counts of rape and one sexual assault.On Wednesday, another bail application was made at Chester Crown Court in a hearing held behind closed doors, which lasted about 50 minutes. Mendy, who also plays

Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy will spend Christmas in prison after he appeared in court accused of rape by a fourth woman. Mendy, 27, already facing serious sex offence allegations, was charged with another rape offence relating to a new complainant last week. Reporting restrictions were lifted on Wednesday when Mendy appeared at Chester Crown Court for a hearing ahead of his trial next year. The charge relates to a new complainant and is alleged to have taken place in July this year

Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been freed on bail ahead of his trial on rape charges. Mendy, 27, accused of a series of serious sex offences against young women, was freed after a bail hearing at Chester Crown Court on Friday. The French international has been in custody for 134 days, since first being arrested and charged on August 26 last year. The footballer, held at HMP Altcourse Liverpool before recently being transferred to HMP Manchester, was granted bail by Judge Patrick T