'I would never force to have sex with a woman...' Benjamin Mendy denies raping one woman and trying to rape another
Footballer Benjamin Mendy said he would 'never' force himself on a woman as he gave evidence at his trial for the first time.
"I would never force to have sex with a woman," he told the jury. "When I do something I want to feel the attraction on both sides." She became friendly with a friend of Mr Mendy's, who invited her to Manchester in October 2018. The trio, as well as others, went out to a restaurant in Manchester, and later went to a nightclub.
The defendant told jurors that after she had a shower, Mr Mendy told her 'you're sexy'. He said they ended up in the bedroom and got 'close to each other'.'At no point' did he use any 'force', he told the jury. Mr Mendy said he asked her if she wanted to have sex."That's when she started to be upset. The atmosphere, something happened. I just left the room.
The court has heard that Covid restrictions were in force at the time. The issue 'became known' after a picture was taken inside his house, the jury heard."At the time I was sure she was taking a picture," he said. "That's when I grabbed the phone."
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