Premier League Footballer Benjamin Mendy ‘Delighted’ After Partial Acquittal in Rape Trial

Manchester City and France footballer Benjamin Mendy arrives at Chester Crown Court in Chester, northwest England, on Dec. 22, 2022. Lindsey Parnaby/AFP via Getty Images

A French international footballer who plays for English Premier League champions Manchester City has been acquitted of raping four women at his home in the northwest of England.

Benjamin Mendy, 28, went on trial in August 2022 on charges relating to seven women between October 2018 and August 2021. He maintained all the women consented.