He now faces six counts of rape and one of sexual assault
relating to four complainants aged over 16, with all the alleged offences
relating to the period between October 2020 and August this year.
A second man, Louis Saha Matturie, has been charged with two
more counts of rape and one of sexual assault, the Crown Prosecution Service
said in a statement.
Mendy, 27, from Prestbury, and Matturie, 40, from Eccles,
both in northwest England, are due to appear before magistrates in Stockport,
near Manchester, on Wednesday.
Court proceedings in Britain are subject to strict reporting
restrictions before any trial, to avoid the risk of prejudicing a jury in their
deliberations.
Both men previously appeared at Chester Crown Court on
September 10 and were told they would stand trial on January 24 next year. The
pair were remanded in custody.
Mendy, a £52 million ($70 million) signing from Monaco in
2017, has played 75 times for City, winning three Premier League titles, but
his playing time has been limited by injuries and a loss of form.
He has just under two years left to run on a six-year
contract.
The last of his 10 caps for France came in November 2019.
The left-back, who won the World Cup in 2018, has been
suspended by the Premier League champions pending the outcome of the criminal
proceedings.
A statement from Chesire Police on Tuesday read:
"Mendy, of Withinlee Road, Prestbury and Matturie, of Edwin Court, Eccles,
have both been summonsed to appear at Stockport Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday
17 November 2021.
"Cheshire Constabulary and the Crown Prosecution
Service would like to remind everyone that criminal proceedings against
Matturie and Mendy are live, and that they have a right to a fair trial."
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