French footballer Benjamin Mendy, defender of Premier League champions Manchester City, has been accused of rape.

A 27-year-old girl has filed a new rape complaint against Mandi, who is primarily charged with eight rapes, a count of sexual assault and a count of attempted rape in connection with the seven women who filed complaints against her that knowing that he was not guilty. . guilty in all cases at the final trial.

The media was not allowed to report on the new case, but Judge Stephen Everett lifted the restriction during a hearing at Chester Crown Court in north-west England on Wednesday.

The 10 cases against Mandy relate to events that allegedly took place between October 2018 and August 2021 at her home in Prestbury, Cheshire.

Mendy will appear in court on July 25 with his co-defendant, 40-year-old Luis Saha Matori, who also pleaded not guilty, denying eight counts of rape and four counts of sexual assault. attack on eight young women.