As he sexually assaulted a female guest to his opulent estate, Benjamin Mendy boasted that he had had sex with “10,000 women.”
In gruesome evidence, the lady described how the Manchester City player grabbed her phone from her when he thought she was photographing his £3 million mansion. She then followed him into his bedroom to attempt to retrieve the phone.
The lady testified before Chester Crown Court that she followed the guy up two flights of stairs after he grabbed her cell phone.
“That’s my phone, I want it back,” I was yelling. He was scrolling through it and looking at the personal images of me that I had previously provided.
He expressed his admiration for my buttocks and tits after seeing images of them.
The lady said that Mendy, a 28-year-old French national, entered a bedroom on his home’s top level that was outfitted with unique locks and required fingerprint technology to access.
After the lady met Mendy and a group of friends at Alderely Edge and was later invited back to his house for a party, the event happened in October 2020.
Mendy took her phone from her while she was using Snapchat in the basement of his house near the swimming pool.
She referred to Mendy’s bedroom, describing it as having a large wooden door with a hotel-style black doorknob. It was marked with some kind of touch screen fingerprint.
I went in after him to collect my phone, but the door quickly closed behind me. I replied, “Listen, I don’t want to have sex with you; I want to go home.”
The 24-year-old lady admitted that once she entered the room, Mendy urged her to take her clothes off.
He said that all he wanted to do was gaze at me. I swear I won’t touch you, he said. Simply said, let me view your tits.
I promise, I only want to look at you, he repeated. You have no chance of escaping.
The lady said she pulled her clothing off reluctanly because she wanted to get her phone back and go home; otherwise, she would have been left standing in a thong.
The player then grabbed Mendy from behind as she leaned down to pick up her dropped cell phone off the bed.
He forced me onto the bed so that I was on all fours, she said, coming around from behind me.
I said, “No. I’m not interested in having sex with you. He said he wouldn’t touch me; he was simply interested in how I felt.
I was crawling on all fours with my bum raised. I kept telling him, “I don’t want to have sex with you,” as he continued to tug my rear in his direction.
The victim said that Mendy then shifted her thong to one side and began a vaginal rape.
He shifted my thong to one side and said he needed to insert his tip for a moment, the woman said. He was holding me even though I was attempting to get away. He returned repeatedly.’
A jury of eight men and four women heard the woman’s testimony on video.
Then, she said, “he began to insert his penis into my buttocks.” I said that I didn’t want to do that. I informed him that my sister was waiting for me and that I had to go since she was likely searching for me.
He was totally undressed, wearing just a tank top, and wearing three diamond chains.
Put it (Mendy’s penis) in your mouth, he commanded at that point. I tried to pull away as I inserted his penis in my mouth.
“You’re too bashful,” he remarked. I’ve had relationships with 10,000 women.
The lady admitted that it was a Sunday night and that she had met Mendy at a Panacea restaurant in Alderley Edge.
Mendy joined the footballer’s group of mates for conversation and drinks as they were conversing separately with their own group of four female friends.
When the restaurant was ready to shut at 10.30 p.m., the lady said that Mendy and his entourage invited them back to The Spinney, his estate.
She said in court that when she initially spoke with Mendy at the restaurant, she was unaware that he was a Premier League football player.
The lady said that after the rape, Mendy exited the bedroom as she changed into her clothing.
“I simply wanted to keep cool, go out, and not make a scene,” she said. I just changed into my clothes and left.
The lady said in court that she confided in her sister and a coworker about what had happened at Mendy’s estate and that, because of her distress, she also referred herself to a rape crisis centre.
After raping her three times, the lady said to the police officer questioning her at Macclesfield Police Station that Mendy promised her: “Don’t tell anybody and you may come here every night.”
The lady described Mendy’s bedroom, saying it was wood-paneled, had an en suite bathroom, and had a big bed with a Versace cushion in blue and gold.
She said that Mendy was wearing a black top, chocolate-colored bottoms, and three diamond-encrusted chains around his neck.
When asked about the attack’s effects, she remarked: “The difficult part is how many times I said no, that upsets me.” After everything occurred, I was frightened.”
One of the women testifying in the trial yesterday said that Mendy had a “predatory expression in his eye” before showing his penis and attempting to rape her.
The lady claimed the player attempted to hold her on his lap as he “pushed” her down into a bed.
When asked how she felt when Mendy was holding her down, the lady said, “Out of control,” to the court. I was not at a spot I was used to. It was his turf, but I was in another place.
He had all of his pals around him. There was only me there. I continued yelling, “Stop!” and “No!” That was not heard, and because I felt a little mute, I probably refrained from screaming. I just got a tonne of inquiries.
In relation to seven young ladies, Mendy is charged with eight charges of rape, one act of attempted rape, and one case of sexual assault.
Based on notes taken by the complainant’s 29-year-old doctor, Mr. Cray recited certain accepted facts yesterday that were not in dispute between the defence and the prosecution.
He said that in August 2021, she had a phone appointment with her doctor and expressed that she was feeling “down and nervous” as a result of anything that had been made public but did not want to talk about it further.
She had a face-to-face consultation with her doctor the next day and said that she hadn’t engaged in sexual activity since being sexually attacked in 2018, and that this was connected to the recent news event regarding Mendy.
She asked for a doctor’s certificate so she could take time off of work since she was concerned her employer would find out.
Her doctor advised her to contact the police, but the patient declined at the moment.
Co-defendant Louis Saha Matturie, 41, who is accused of raping and assaulting eight young women, rejects the charges.
Reporting limitations have been put in place before the trial so that none of the affected ladies may be named. Both guys refute every accusation.