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Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy outside of Chester Crown Court on Friday, January 13, 2023.

Video. Footballer Benjamin Mendy cleared of six rape charges

Updated: 14/01/2023 - 5:01 GMT+1

Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy was cleared of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault by a UK court on Friday. However, jurors could not reach verdicts on Mendy's alleged attempted rape of a woman in 2018 and the rape of another woman in October 2020.

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