Benjamin Mendy Found Not Guilty of Rape Charges

[Dr. Gonzo]

More rape charges than career goals 

[6666]

All of these can't be true can they? What was going through this guy's head?

[Cicero]

57 minutes ago, 6666 said:

All of these can't be true can they? What was going through this guy's head?

I am interested to know if these are all cases of sexual assault or if its a combination of engaging in sexual activity with minors. 

[Devil]

The fact they are adding additional charges would suggest either other girls have now got the confidence to come forward or they've been building enough evidence for each case before charging.

He's innocent until proven guilty but the fact there are so many girls involved and the police are taking their time with charges doesn't look good at all.

[Dr. Gonzo]

3 hours ago, 6666 said:

All of these can't be true can they? What was going through this guy's head?

If it's all true, what was going through his head was "I can and will get away with this" because it seems he was a serial sex predator who'd gotten away with it for a while.

[Devil]

22 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

If it's all true, what was going through his head was "I can and will get away with this" because it seems he was a serial sex predator who'd gotten away with it for a while.

There are a lot of bad people in this world, but as we have seen with several cases some of the worst cases are those who hold the power of money or fame.

It's almost become the norm to hear people claim a girls a liar if they claim assault from a footballer. Some just see them as slappers who have tried desperately to put themselves in a position to be around these people.

If he's a sexual predator he's had all the best tools in the book to get himself in a position to commit his crimes.

Who knows what has gone through his head, fame, power. I'm a firm believer a lot of young mens minds have been messed up by hard-core porn. Whilst they may well know that porn isn't real it doesn't mean they might find the whole dominance and aggression thing a turn on.

If proven guilty he's looking at an absolute huge sentence, a serial sexual predator. I think he could be looking at a life term.

[Cicero]

Released on bail. 

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11679/12511052/benjamin-mendy-manchester-city-defender-released-on-bail

[Stan]

Cunt. 

 

[Dr. Gonzo]

At this point he's more of a serial rapist who happened to be a professional footballer than a professional footballer who happened to be a serial rapist.

[Stan]

He and the other defendant have been cleared of one alleged rape offence so far, reason below:

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On Tuesday Judge Stephen Everett ordered the jury to clear the defendants of those counts after the prosecution offered no further evidence and formal not guilty counts were entered.

 

 

[6666]

There was a sex tape of her with the co-defendant when she claimed she had been raped. Don't know how that relates to Mendy and don't think it affects the other accusations unless they were somehow linked.

Either way, whether Mendy is guilty of the other accusations or not, this woman should definitely be punished in some way for this accusation. 

[Tommy]

 

[Danny]

Just don’t know how anyone gets accused of that many accusations without there being something in it.

Rape is one of the worst crimes to try and get a guilty verdict for, the women will be branded as liars full stop.

[Stan]

4 minutes ago, Danny said:

Just don’t know how anyone gets accused of that many accusations without there being something in it.

Rape is one of the worst crimes to try and get a guilty verdict for, the women will be branded as liars full stop.

There was some doubt provided to the jury. One of the cases was thrown out as it was proved one of the women was making stuff up. This then allowed the prosecution to cast doubt on the other allegations. 

BUT, that's not to say what Mendy got up to wasn't disgusting and dodgy as fuck. Inviting girls back via an older man to his house to have sex. 

The women shouldn't be branded liars. But that's a societal thing and those who lack the actual detail of the case, and just make seriously misinformed assumptions. 

It was apparently a hung jury. So there wasn't enough 'guilty' verdicts to find him guilty of the charges put up against him. 

 

Also, there's due to be a retrial on 2 of the charges anyway.

[Danny]

41 minutes ago, Stan said:

There was some doubt provided to the jury. One of the cases was thrown out as it was proved one of the women was making stuff up. This then allowed the prosecution to cast doubt on the other allegations. 

BUT, that's not to say what Mendy got up to wasn't disgusting and dodgy as fuck. Inviting girls back via an older man to his house to have sex. 

The women shouldn't be branded liars. But that's a societal thing and those who lack the actual detail of the case, and just make seriously misinformed assumptions. 

It was apparently a hung jury. So there wasn't enough 'guilty' verdicts to find him guilty of the charges put up against him. 

 

Also, there's due to be a retrial on 2 of the charges anyway.

Yeah I won’t say much more as I don’t know a lot about the case, just an initial reaction as to how frustrating these cases can be.

[Happy Blue]

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[6666]

Don't know what the 2 charges are but this does look good for him for the moment.

Obviously "not guilty" doesn't always mean "innocent" but unless he's found guilty, he should be treated as normal after this is over.

[Reluctant Striker]

It seems a bit weird for there to have been so many charges. I'd say it's safe to assume there must have been something a bit creepy, or out of the ordinary, about whatever was going on.

But, he should be treated as not guilty though now. Unless any follow up decides different.

[Stan]

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Ex-Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been cleared of raping a woman and attempting to rape another.

The 28-year-old was accused of attacking a 24-year-old woman at his £4m mansion in Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire in October 2020.

Mr Mendy was also accused of the attempted rape of another woman, aged 29, who said he had also molested her at his home two years before.

It comes after he was cleared of six rapes at an earlier trial in January.

The France international broke down in tears as the not guilty verdicts were read out by the jury foreman following a three-week trial at Chester Crown Court.

The jury of six men and six women deliberated for about three hours and 15 minutes before reaching their conclusion.

Judge Steven Everett said: "Mr Mendy can be discharged from the dock."

The footballer, whose contract with Manchester City expired this month, was cleared at the earlier trial of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, relating to four young women or teenagers.

But jurors failed to reach verdicts on two counts of rape and attempted rape, prompting a re-trial.

 

Found not guilty.

[Cicero]

Apparently questions of consent with each case. 

[Azeem]

Avoid living a promiscuous lifestyle as a rich and famous. 

[Stan]

7 minutes ago, Beelzebub said:

Avoid living a promiscuous lifestyle as a rich and famous. 

Or just be a decent human being no matter how much money in the bank or how famous you are

[6666]

Basically a "we don't know what the fuck actually happened" situation.

Will be interesting to see where he goes from here. Has a few more years where he could still play at a good level.

[Cicero]

58 minutes ago, 6666 said:

Basically a "we don't know what the fuck actually happened" situation.

Will be interesting to see where he goes from here. Has a few more years where he could still play at a good level.

In the hypothetical he is actually really innocent in these cases, his whole career/brand has been tarnished and god knows what insecurities and trauma he now has as a result. 

[Bluewolf]

Some of these cases baffle me... Mendy was named and shamed long before he had a trial and in this particular instance has been proven innocent but the damage is done now... The police would always say they name people in the hopes that others will come forward but I think they should keep it under wraps until they have their trial and then if found guilty then name and shame them and if others come forward as a result of that conviction then they could just add further charges and extend the punishment...