Soccer star claimed he has slept with 10,000 women, court hears
- A British court heard that Benjamin Mendy told a woman he'd "had sex with 10,000 women."
- The Manchester City and France player is accused of raping the woman at his home.
The Manchester City soccer player Benjamin Mendy told a woman he is accused of raping that he had slept with 10,000 women, a court has heard, according to the BBC.
The France international met the woman and her friends at a bar in Cheshire, northern England, and invited them back to his mansion in October 2020, the report says.
The 28-year-old woman alleged that when she was at the house, Mendy stole her phone, took her to his locked bedroom, and then raped her, it adds.
Benjamin Aina KC, prosecuting, told Chester Crown Court: "At this stage. Mr. Mendy took a step back and said, 'You're too shy.' Mr. Mendy said, 'It's fine. I've had sex with 10,000 women,'" per the BBC.
Mendy is also accused of attempting to rape another woman he first met in Barcelona in 2017.
The court heard that the woman stayed at Mendy's house following a night out a year after they met. In the morning, it is alleged the soccer player appeared "uninvited" as the woman showered. He then grabbed her and attempted to rape her on the bed while she repeatedly struggled to break free and told him to stop, she alleged, The Guardian reported.
On both occasions, Mendy told police that the sexual contact was consensual, and he denied any wrongdoing, per The Guardian.
The judge, Stephen Everett, the recorder of Chester,, said Mendy was found not guilty of six other counts of rape and one of sexual assault in January. But the jury was unable to reach a verdict on two further counts — the rape and the attempted rape for which he is now facing a retrial.
The judge made this clear to the jury, warning them to base their decision purely on the evidence in the current trial.
Mendy was the most expensive defender of all time when Manchester City signed him for £52 million, which is around $66 million, from Monaco at the age of just 23.