Suspended Manchester Metropolis defender Benjamin Mendy pleaded not responsible to 9 sexual assaults.
In August 2021, the left-back was charged with 4 costs of rape and one rely of sexual assault after making two appearances for Man Metropolis that season.
Following the claims, the Premier League winners suspended Mendy instantly, and the Frenchman was hit with a slew of additional costs in the course of the winter months.
Mendy presently faces seven counts of rape, one rely of sexual assault, and one rely of tried rape towards six younger girls.
The alleged crimes have been reportedly dedicated between October 2018 and August 2021, and he was freed on bail earlier than his Crown Court docket look.
On Monday, the 27-year-old and his co-defendant Louis Saha Matturie, 40, appeared in court docket at Chester Crown Court docket and pleaded not responsible to all allegations.
Matturie, from Eccles in Salford, is accused of rape and sexual assault towards eight younger girls between July 2012 and August 2021.
Following their not responsible pleas on Monday, Mendy and Matturie are scheduled to seem in entrance of a jury on July 25, whereas the 2 defendants stay free on bond.
