It's been a very difficult year for French defender Benjamin Mendy, who's been suspended for his club following being accused of attacking several women. In August of this year, Mendy, who was part of France's World Cup winning squad three years ago in Russia was charged with four counts of rape and one count of other assault by the Cheshire police, thus leading to his immediate suspension by Manchester City. These alleged attacks took place between October 2020 and August 2021.
That means that Mendy has been out of action for nearly three months, and if he thought that was bad, well, it appears that things have gotten even worse.
On Tuesday, November 16th, the 27-year-old was charged with an additional two counts of rape. That brings the total number of offenses he's now facing to seven - six counts of rape and one count of assault.
He's now due to make his appearance at Stockport Magistrates' Court on November 17th, and with these new revelations, it certainly must be quite uncomfortable for the player and his inner circle at the moment.
