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    Mendy ‘thought he could act irresponsibly as he’d like, break rules & STILL keep £6m Man City salary after rape arrest’

    EX-MANCHESTER City star Benjamin Mendy thought he could behave “as irresponsibly as he liked” and still be paid his £6million-a-year salary, an employment tribunal heard.The French World Cup winner, 30, is claiming £11m in back pay which the Premier League champions withheld after he was charged in August 2021 with four rapes and one sexual assault.Benjamin Mendy celebrating with the Premier League trophy in May 2021Credit: GettyMendy leaving Chester Crown Court on July 14, 2023Credit: AFPThe offences were alleged to have been carried out during Covid lockdown parties at his £4.6m mansion in Prestbury, Cheshire.But Mendy was cleared after two trials in January and June 2023.A month after he was charged, City bosses wrote to the player – bought for £52m in 2017 from Monaco – and told him they were stopping his £500,000-a-month salary.They said he was “not presently ready and able to perform” the obligations of his contract, namely to train and play games.Read more footballHe had also been suspended by the Football Association from taking part in “footballing activity”.Sean Jones KC, for Man City, also outlined a number of times where Mendy breached Covid rules by hosting house parties, some of which resulted in him being remanded in custody for breach of bail.He told the hearing in Manchester today/yesterday(TUES): “The essence of the submission by Mr Mendy is that his contract creates a moral hazard.”He says ‘I can behave as irresponsibly as I like, I can ignore all the rules, both legal, of the club and common sense to the point where my behaviour results in prison.’ Most read in Football”He is trying to make a moral hazard into a virtue.“He says ‘It should in no way affect my entitlement to pay. There should be no consequences to my behaviour.'”As Mendy listened in via video link, Mr Jones told Employment Judge Joanne Dunlop: “The contract of employment is at its heart a work/wage bargain. “He should be able to play and he could no neither because of his behaviour.”We are not here saying he committed rapes and assaults and it was not assumed that he was guilty. “It is not the allegations per se, it was the way he behaved under police bail which made custody inevitable.”The culpability is very clear. He had, in whole or in part, contributed to the state of affairs where he was unable to perform his duties.”The question about whether his salary was payable is not about discipline.”The reason is not because he was subject to disciplinary sanction but because he was unable to perform his duties.”Mr Jones said there were four periods to consider – from September 2021 until January 2022 when he was in prison on remand for breach of bail conditions; from January 2022 to December 2022 when he was released on bail with restrictive conditions; from December 2022 to January 2023 when he was again in custody on remand and from January 2023 to Juine 2023 when his contract was terminated.He said that Mendy’s arguments that he was not doing anything different to five other City players who went to parties was “a red herring” because the other players were still “ready, able and willing” to play and train.In documents submitted to the hearing, Mendy suggested teammates who attended the parties were Jack Grealish, Kyle Walker, Riyad Mahrez, Raheem Sterling and John Stones. None are accused of any wrongdoing.The tribunal was also told Mendy’s bail conditions included reporting requirements and travel restrictions which meant that he would not be able to get to any of City’s fixtures.Jenny Wiltshire, a solicitor who represented Mendy during his two rape and sexual assault trials, admitted the footballer had not tried to change the bail conditions to allow him to train and play because she knew that he was subject to an Interim Suspension Order from the Football Association which prevented him from taking part in any footballing activities.She said: “We couldn’t specifically ask for conditions that allowed him to work when he was suspended. “If the club was happy for him to work or to train, we would have applied to amend any bail conditions so that he could do so.”The purpose of the bail conditions was never to prevent him working. It was just the fact that the reality at the time was he was not working.” Mendy, now at the French club Lorient, was cleared of seven rapes and two sexual assaults after two trials at Chester crown court in January and June 2023.He has brought a claim for unauthorised deductions from wages, saying under the terms of his contract, the club had the right to stop his wages only for six weeks.Mendy also revealed he was lent money by teammates Bernardo Silva, Raheem Sterling and Riyad Mahrez as cash dried up after his arrest.Man City deny breaching employment law and say Mendy violated his contract by bringing the club into disrepute and indulging in behaviour which prevented him from playing or training.On Monday City’s then chief football operations officer Omar Berrada – now in the top job at Man United – denied telling Mendy’s agent the player would receive his salary in full if and when he was cleared.READ MORE SUN STORIESDuring his time at City, the tribunal heard, Mendy received around £25m in salary but missed 123 of 240 games.Employment Judge Dunlop will issue a verdict at a later date.Mendy is trying to reclaim wages from Manchester CityCredit: GettyLONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 15: Benjamin Mendy of Manchester City runs with the ball during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on August 15, 2021 in London, England. 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    Benjamin Mendy says ‘several’ Man City stars JOINED sex parties as he sues club for £11m unpaid wages after rape charge

    FORMER Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy claims team-mates enjoyed his boozy sex parties.He told a tribunal: “We all had casual relations with women.”Mendy at Manchester City in 2021 – the year he was suspendedCredit: GettyMendy outside Chester Crown Court on July 3, 2023Credit: GettyIn documents he identified Riyad Mahrez, Jack Grealish, Kyle Walker, John Stones and Raheem Sterling.Mendy, 30, is suing for £11million in wages stopped when he was held for rape. He was later cleared.In a statement read to an employment tribunal, Mendy said: “Several Manchester City first-team players, including the club captain, were all present at parties that I attended and hosted.“We all drank alcohol. We all had casual relations with women. We all breached Covid-19 restrictions.read more on mendy“This does not excuse my behaviour, but I feel that it is unfair for Manchester City to single me out in the way that they have.“The difference between me and the other players is that I was the one that was falsely accused of rape and publicly humiliated.”Mendy, now at French club Lorient, did not directly name players.However, he made reference to a story about his first trial published in online sports mag The Athletic.Most read in FootballIt mentioned that the jury was given the names of Riyad Mahrez, Jack Grealish, Kyle Walker, John Stones and Raheem Sterling and told they had all been at parties on the nights of alleged incidents.None was accused of wrongdoing.But Mendy wrote in documents submitted to the tribunal: “I can confirm this is true.“All those players attended the parties which led to the charges.”The Premier League champions stopped paying Mendy’s £500,000-a-month salary after he was charged with rape and sex assault in August 2021 and remanded in custody.We all drank alcohol. We all had casual relations with women. We all breached Covid-19 restrictionsBenjamin MendyA number of women accused him of raping them at his £4.6million mansion in Prestbury, Cheshire.In evidence raised by Mendy’s KC, Nick De Marco, the tribunal heard that five City team-mates were at parties hosted by Mendy.The defender, who says the club breached his contract, yesterday gave evidence via video-link to the Manchester tribunal. The French World Cup winner agreed a £6million-a-year deal until 2023 when he signed from Monaco for £52million in 2017.The club continued paying Mendy, who gave his address as Madrid, following his first arrest in 2020.After being charged, he was suspended by City and the Football Association. Mendy spent four months in custody before being bailed in January 2022.On September 2021, City officials wrote to Mendy telling him they were stopping his wages. The letter said: “The club has, after careful and anxious consideration, suspended the payment of salary.“Nor will you receive any further payment until you are ready and able to perform your obligations under the contract of employment.“You are not presently ready and able to perform duties because you have been remanded in custody and, separately, because the FA has suspended you from engaging in any football-related activity. “In those circumstances, the club is no longer obliged to continue to pay you.”The mansion where Mendy held partiesCredit: Mercury PressIn addition to wages, Mendy’s contract guaranteed him a £1million bonus each time City qualified for the Champions League, a further £900,000 if he played in more than 60 per cent of City’s matches and £1.2million annually to his image rights company.Mendy was cleared of seven rapes and two sexual assaults after two trials at Chester crown court in January and June 2023.He has brought a claim for unauthorised deductions from wages, saying under the terms of his contract, the club had the right to stop his pay only for six weeks.He also revealed he was lent money by teammates Bernardo Silva, Sterling and Mahrez as cash dried up after his arrest. Yesterday City’s lawyer, Sean Jones, KC, questioned Mendy about his lifestyle which saw him host illegal lockdown parties.Man City deny breaching employment law and say Mendy violated his contract by bringing the club into disrepute and indulging in behaviour which prevented him from playing or training.In his statement, Mendy claimed City’s then chief football operations officer Omar Berrada had told his agent that the club would pay back his salary once “I had been found not guilty”, but that Mr Berrada “would not commit this to writing”.He added that in November 2022, he messaged Mr Berrada asking for confirmation he would receive “all my missing salaries”, without reply.In a statement, Mr Berrada said he did not respond as he did not want to “give any assurances, suggestions, or indications at all, to suggest” that Mendy would be paid. Instead he directed conversations to City’s legal department.In August 2023, a month after he was cleared, Mendy messaged City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak but was ignored. In his statement, Mendy said: “It is my understanding that Manchester City are claiming the reason they did not have to pay me was because the thing that prevented me from playing, training and attending meetings was a result of my own actions.“I firmly disagree. I was falsely arrested for crimes I did not commit.“In other words, if I had not been falsely arrested, I would have been able to play for Manchester City and I would have been paid in full. “That is the reality of the situation. At no point have Manchester City apologised to me or even acknowledged how their actions almost cost me everything. “I believe that it is fair and just for me to be paid the wages that I would have earned but for being falsely arrested for crimes that I did not commit.” During his time at City, the tribunal heard, he missed 123 of 240 games. Among documents submitted was a letter to the FA in April 2022 which lays bare his financial situation while awaiting trial.It said he had just £197.78 in his Coutts bank account, outstanding legal fees of £96,000 and owed £10,000 to a cleaning firm.READ MORE SUN STORIESHe could not pay his £80,000-a-month mortgage and had to rely on loans from friends.Mendy was also being chased for £843,000 in tax, owed a concierge firm in France 400,000 euros and was struggling to meet child maintenance bills. The tribunal continues.Players identified in documentsKyle WalkerCredit: RexRiyad MahrezCredit: RexJack GrealishCredit: AlamyJohn StonesCredit: GettyRaheem SterlingCredit: Getty More

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    Benjamin Mendy SUES Man City for £11m of unpaid wages after £500k a MONTH salary stopped when he was charged with rape

    FORMER Premier League star Benjamin Mendy launched a legal claim against Manchester City today for £11m in unpaid wages.The French World Cup winner has brought an employment tribunal against the Premier League champions after the club stopped paying his £500,000-a-month wages after he was charged with rape and sexual assault.Mendy has brought an employment tribunal against the Premier League championsCredit: PACity deny breaching employment law and argue Mendy violated his own contractCredit: AFPMendy, 30, signed for the Blues in a £52m transfer from Monaco in July 2017, agreeing a £6m-a-year deal which was due to run until June 2023.His contract also guaranteed him a £1m bonus each time City qualified for the Champions League, a further £900,000 if he played in more than 60 per cent of City’s matches and an annual £1.2m payment to his image rights company.But documents submitted to the tribunal in Manchester revealed how the Blues stopped paying his wages and monthly employer pension contributions of £434 after he was initially charged with four counts of rape and one sexual assault in August 2021.Mendy was remanded in custody and also suspended by the Football Association from all “footballing activities”.Read more FootballJust over a month later on 28 September 2021, City officials wrote to Mendy to notify him of their decision.The letter stated: “The club has, after careful and anxious consideration, suspended the payment of salary to you. You will not receive the payment that would otherwise have fallen due at the end of September 2021.“Nor will you receive any further payment until you are ready and able to perform your obligations under the contract of employment.“You are not presently ready and able to perform duties, of course, because you have been remanded in custody and, separately, because The FA has suspended you from engaging in any football-related activity.Most read in Football“Our understanding is that District Judge Garva remanded you in custody because of your conduct whilst already on bail.Benjamin Mendy of Manchester City during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City on August 15, 2021“Remand, was, therefore, an avoidable impediment to your being able to perform your duties. We understand that a subsequent request to be released on bail was refused. In those circumstances, the club is no longer obliged to continue to pay you.”But Mendy – now with French side Lorient – has brought a claim for “unauthorised deductions” from wages contrary to section 13 of the Employment Rights Act 1996.He claims under the terms of his contract, the club only had the right to stop his wages for a maximum of six weeks.Smartly dressed in a light blue shirt and tie, Mendy appeared from a law office via video link and affirmed an Islamic oath prior to giving evidence.City deny breaching employment law and argue Mendy violated his own contract by bringing the club into disrepute and indulging in behaviour which prevented him from playing or training.The club initially continued paying Mendy following his first arrest in November 2020.Mendy was found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, relating to four women in January 2023 after a six-month trial at Chester crown court.Jurors could not reach verdicts on one count of rape and one of attempted rape, relating to two women, but he was found not guilty of those after a retrial in June 2023. More

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    Former Premier League star, 24,  arrested over rape of woman at top West End hotel

    A FORMER Premier League and international football star has been arrested on suspicion of raping a young woman at a top West End hotel.The 24–year-old was held by cops at the exclusive Corinthia Hotel in Whitehall Place, Westminster.A Premier League footballer has been arrested on suspicion of rapeCredit: GettyThe incident allegedly took place at the Corinthia Hotel in Whitehall Place, LondonCredit: GettyThe young female complainant raised the alarm at the front desk of the five-star hotel early on Wednesday morning.She had gone back to the hotel with the player after earlier meeting him in a Central London bar, said a source.The woman alleged she was then attacked and raped by the footballer, who cannot be named for legal reasons.Police arrested him at the hotel over the alleged date rape just before 10am that morning and he was taken to Charing Cross police station and questioned throughout the day in the presence of a lawyer.Read more Sports NewsA DNA swab, mugshot and fingerprints were taken from the suspect, as is routine for anyone arrested.The player was later released on bail until a date in mid-December pending further police inquiries. It is understood he denies rape.Police have carried out a forensic examination of the player’s £750 a night room as part of their inquiries and are also analysing CCTV footage from the hotel.The complainant – believed to be in her 20s – was taken to a Haven rape counselling suite to be examined and has provided a statement to specialist police officers.Most read in FootballA source said: “She met the player in a bar and agreed to go back to his hotel, where he had booked into earlier.“She claims he then attacked and raped her.“The woman went to the front desk at the hotel and was said to have been very distressed.“Police were called and officers arrived and arrested him at the hotel. He was then led out to the amazement of guests and staff.”The player was born abroad and has played for several English clubs as well representing his own country at youth and senior levels.The source said: “He has played in the Premier League and people will recognise him.“The allegations against him are very serious.”A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “A 24-year old man was arrested at 09.53hrs on Wednesday, 9 October at an address on Whitehall Place, SW1A, following an allegation of rape.“He has been bailed until a date in mid-December.“A woman is being supported by specially trained officers.“The investigation is ongoing and enquiries are still being made.”READ MORE SUN STORIESAnyone with information is asked to call 101 or ‘X’ @MetCC and quote Connect ref: 01/938365/24. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. More

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    Dad of Tottenham star Son Heung-min ‘fined over child abuse’ as he issues grovelling apology in court

    SON HEUNG-MIN’s father has been fined over child abuse and issued a grovelling apology in court.Woong-jung Son and his brother Heung-yun Son were sentenced on Friday in a South Korean court.Son Heung-Min’s father had been found guilty of child abuseCredit: AlamyWoong-jun Son is a best-selling author for his book about raising the footballerCredit: Facebook/Tottenham HotspurThe pair were fined three million won which is the equivalent of £1,700.They were both charged for having insulted and hit young players in the football academy run by Woong-jun Son.As well as being fined, the two, along with another coach, will have to undertake 40 hours of anti-child abuse training.The defendants have a week to appeal the decision.READ MORE IN FOOTBALLAfter the sentencing, Woong-jung Son apologised to the court.He insisted that the coaching staff at his academy have “never spoke or acted in a way that was not based on love for children”.Woong-jung Son is a best-selling author for his book about training his son, Son Heung-Min, to become one of the best in the world.Meanwhile, the Tottenham star is currently in the treatment room for a hamstring injury.Most read in FootballThe forward picked up the knock while playing for the North London outfit in the Europa League clash against Qarabag.Tottenham fans concerned as footage emerges of Brennan Johnson after late winner against CoventrySo far this season, Son has featured in seven matches in all competitions for Spurs, scoring twice.He has been outshone at the club by the sparkling recent form of Brennan Johnson.The Welsh winger has started to justify his £50million price tag that the club paid to prize him away from Nottingham Forest in 2023.Johnson has scored six goals in 10 appearances this campaign, including goals in his last three Premier League games. More

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    Law student who aimed vile racial slur at Arsenal star Bukayo Saka dodges jail after insisting he was not being racist

    A LAW student who called Arsenal and England ace Bukayo Saka a “monkey” has dodged a jail term after insisting he was not being racist.Suhel Ali, 20, put an audio message on X/Twitter, calling Saka, 23, a “fing black piece of s**t” following Arsenal’s 0-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest in May last year.Law student Suhel Ali, who called Arsenal and England ace Bukayo Saka a ‘monkey’, has dodged a jail termThe Arsenal fan also called Bukayo Saka the N-wordCredit: GettyThe Arsenal fan, of Wembley, North London, also called him the N-word and said: “You’re a f***ing monkey.”The second-year law student admitted posting an offensive message.Westminster magistrates chair Kieran O’Donnell told Ali: “Your lawyer said your intention was not to be racist, but whoever heard it would have heard racial abuse.“But you are of previous good character.”READ MORE ON SAKA”You have no previous convictions. You are remorsefulAli, who, like Saka is of Nigerian heritage, got a 12-month conditional discharge with £111 costs.Wing wizard Saka scored in Arsenal’s 3-1 win against Southampton on Saturday.He is set to star for England against Greece at Wembley.Most read in FootballBukayo Saka declares ‘this is Arsenal’s year’ and they will win Premier League title More

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    Ex-Celtic star Anthony Stokes JAILED then BAILED after 100mph car chase with thousands of pounds worth of cocaine

    FORMER Celtic and Hibs star Anthony Stokes has been handed a 15-month jail sentence over a seizure of almost £3,300 worth of cocaine and a high-speed car chase in Dublin.The ex-Celtic and Sunderland player, who was over the alcohol limit, drove at 100mph and nearly collided with another motorist shortly after midnight on January 6, 2023.Former footballer Anthony Stokes who was sentenced to 15 monthsCredit: CollinsAnthony StokesCredit: Kenny Ramsay – The Sun GlasgowHe was sentenced by Judge Grainne Malone at Dublin District Court today after it emerged that he failed a recent drug test.The former footballer also entered an additional guilty plea to possessing 86 illegal street tablets in Cabinteely, south Co Dublin, about ten days after the traffic pursuit, which the judge regarded to be an aggravating factor, and she refused to suspend any of the sentence.Stokes, supported in court by his girlfriend and mother, showed no emotion as the judge jailed him and imposed a five-year driving ban.However, he lodged £840 and was released on appeal bail shortly after the judge imposed the sentence.Last month, Judge Malone had adjourned sentencing Stokes, 36, until today for a treatment report to prove he is off drugs, but it found he still had traces of cocaine in his system.Defence solicitor Lorraine Stephens said her client was young, fit, and healthy and asked the judge to consider a community service order.Ms Stephens said father-of-three Stokes had been in denial about his problems, “is trying to battle his demons,” and could need intensive psychological assistance and “proper residential treatment”.Judge Malone said Stokes could have faced up to two years’ imprisonment. Most read in FootballHowever, she gave him credit for his guilty pleas and imposed sentences totalling one year and three months.Finalising the case, she noted the evidence about the nature of his driving, the speed and length of the chase, the fact that he was uninsured, and the low alcohol reading, and she added that the drug offences were very serious.Ex-Arsenal star Jay Emmanuel-Thomas charged with importing drugs after £600,000 worth of cannabis seized at airportHe pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of cocaine hidden in a sock, and having the drug for sale or supply. At his previous hearing, the judge heard how his drink issues spiralled into cocaine addiction when his football career ended.Stokes admitted driving while over the alcohol limit and four counts of dangerous driving during the pursuit from the Naas Road to the Phoenix Park.The ex-Premier League star also admitted not producing a driving licence and not having motor insurance.Garda Radoslaw Konczewski recalled observing the ex-footballer speeding on Walkinstown Avenue at around 12.20 am. The officer activated his patrol car lights, but Stokes failed to stop and continued to the Long Mile Road junction, “which he entered at speed, breaking a red light”.Anthony Stokes in action for HibsCredit: Kenny Ramsay – The Sun GlasgowStokes drove to the Naas Road, broke another red light at a major junction and continued to Ballyfermot Road, breaking two pedestrian red lights and one at a junction.He continued to Kennelsfort Road Upper, broke a red light, and “almost collided with a car on the Chapelizod bypass”.The accused, who had a passenger in the car, went to Knockmaroon Road and stopped at the closed gates of Phoenix Park. Stokes abandoned the vehicle but was caught following a short foot pursuit.The car chase lasted about 10 minutes.Garda Konczewski estimated that Stokes reached a speed of 160km/h at some stages and around 140km/h when he drove through Ballyfermot village.Gardai brought his car to Crumlin station. Cocaine worth €3,700 was found in wraps inside a sock, kept in the air vent on the driver’s side. His DNA was also found on the sock.The court heard he also provided a urine sample, which was over the alcohol limit, but he was “fully cooperative” and “he was a pleasure to deal with”.Stokes had one prior conviction in this jurisdiction for assault causing harm in 2013, which resulted in a suspended sentence and a £25,000 compensation order. The judge noted he also had a record of failing to turn up to court and has spent time in custody in another jurisdiction, but details about that were not available.In the mitigation plea, Ms Stephens said he had been a talented footballer scouted at 14 from Cherry Orchard Football Club in Dublin by Arsenal in London. He began playing for Sunderland when he was 17 and went on to more success with Celtic in the Scottish league.However, he had laboured under addiction from a young age.His adoptive parents moved over with him to help their son pursue his dreams, but after he turned 16, he began abusing alcohol. That problem progressed at the end of his career to cocaine abuse, which he was “heavily using at the time of this incident”.The court also heard that he reacted badly to the end of his career.The defence said Stokes also developed gambling problems but was featured in a documentary highlighting difficulties and mental health difficulties for up-and-coming footballers without parental supervision at a very young age.Appeal bail was set at €1,000 if he intends to challenge the jail sentence. A second male is also before the courts in relation to the drug seizure.Stokes had just been jailed in Scotland for five months after breaching strict court orders against contacting his ex-girlfriend and her family.He repeatedly messaged Eilidh Scott and her parents in defiance of a ban.He appeared from custody in handcuffs at Hamilton Sheriff Court after causing repeated delays to the case.He was also banned from contacting Scott for five years and her parents for a year.READ MORE SUN STORIESOur New YouTube ChannelSubscribe to our new Scottish Sun Sport YouTube channel for all the latest football news, views and amazing moments.We’ve got every major development covered from Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Hibs, Aberdeen and the rest of the Scottish Premiership.Plus we have TWO brilliant new podcasts to watch every week…MONDAYGo Ballistic with Roger Hannah and special guest Kris Boyd will dissect all the weekend action and deliver their no-holds-barred reaction.WEDNESDAYRobert Grieve and Bill Leckie chew over the tastiest topics in Scottish football and offer their unique takes in their Coffee Club.FRIDAYGo Ballistic is back with Roger Hannah and top tipster Jim Delahunt looking ahead to the weekend games and analysing the biggest talking points.Subscribe now and don’t miss a thing. 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    Instagram model Luisa Kremleva to go on trial over ‘false rape claims’ about AC Milan star Theo Hernandez

    A FAMOUS Instagram model has been dragged into a court trial after allegedly falsely accusing AC Milan defender Theo Hernandez of rape and physical assault.Luisa Kremleva claimed she had been raped by the footie star in a £70,000 Porsche Cayenne near a glitzy Spanish nightclub in 2017. Luisa Kremleva claimed AC Milan star Theo Hernandez raped her inside a Porsche car in 2017Credit: InstagramLuisa, who became popular after starring in several Spanish TV shows, was reportedly arrested in 2020 after she failed to attend multiple court summonsCredit: InstagramHernandez, who was never arrested, admitted to having sex with her but said it was consensualCredit: RexSpanish nightclub Olivia Valere where the couple met in 2017Credit: Trip AdvisorThe Spanish TV star also claimed the French footballer, who moved to Serie A from La Liga in 2019, had caused her knee injuries after pushing her out of the vehicle. She said in a newspaper interview back then: “I have proof of the attack which are on my backside and my knees.”I would love it if Theo apologised. It’s the least I deserve.”Hernandez, who was never arrested, admitted to having sex with her but said it was consensual.read more world news Spanish police sources back then confirmed to The Sun they were investigating a sexual assault allegation. However, a court shelved the case after a judge ruled that there was no evidence to support the alleged crimes were committed. Prosecutors then found CCTV footage that showed the model had suffered her knee injuries in an accidental fall outside the nightclub.They alleged in their indictment Kremleva had acted “maliciously” in accusing Hernandez of raping her as he refused to go home with her after having “consensual” sex in the car.Most read in FootballLuisa, who became popular after starring in several Spanish TV shows, was reportedly arrested in 2020 after she failed to attend multiple court summons. But she had denied reports of being arrested by cops. Her mum said on Spanish TV: “My daughter is not under arrest. She went to pick up a court notification. With time the truth is going to come out.”The model subsequently wrote on social media: “I have not been arrested. I have not been convicted of any crime. The truth will come out.”Court sources have now confirmed that Kremleva’s one-day trial has been scheduled for October 28 at a court in Malaga, Costa De Sol. A chance to request the suspension of the trial was given to all the parties involved in the case, but no such requests were made. While the defendant will have to appear in court, it is not known whether Hernandez will have to turn up in person or will be able to give evidence via video link.Public prosecutors have said in a pre-trial indictment they would like her to receive a two-year prison sentence along with a £12,000 fine if convicted.The model said in a newspaper interview she has ‘proof’ that she was sexually assaultedCredit: InstagramTheo Hernandez moved to AC Milan in 2019Credit: Getty More