According to The Guardian, the jury at Chester Crown Court on Monday heard allegations of how the Frenchman abused his position of fame and wealth. The prosecution accused Benjamin Mendy of luring women into his gated Cheshire home and raping them when they were drunk.
The court also heard how he found many of the women in Manchester nightclubs, often with the help of his “fixer”, a 41-year-old man called Louis Saha Matturie. Saha is on trial alongside the former France international and has been charged with multiple counts of rape and sexual assault.
The pair are accused of showing “callous indifference” to 13 women whom they allegedly attacked, with the sexual conquest becoming “a game” for the accused duo.
At the beginning of the case, prosecutor Timothy Cray told the jury:
He added that one of Saha’s jobs was:
The Sun also reports that Cray later added:
The men deny all 22 charges against them. The alleged offenses took place between October 2018 and 2021.
Prosecution accuses Benjamin Mendy of horrific crimes on first court date
The court was later told of how two of the women were “passed between” both men. The Guardian further quoted Cray saying:
The prosecutor also stated:
The jury then heard how Benjamin Mendy’s housekeeper had to let one woman out of the locked mansion gates after her alleged ordeal.
Some women told police they had their phones taken off them on arrival in order to protect Mendy and others from unwanted social media intrusions, the court heard.
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