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      Mum of six Man City fan facing jail for groping male Everton supporter at Premier League match

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      A MUM of six is facing jail for groping a man at a Premier League match.Man City fan Jemma Whiteside, 40, grabbed the Everton supporter’s privates just before kick-off, a court heard.
      Mum of six Jemma Whiteside is facing jail for groping a man at a Premier League matchCredit: Cavendish
      Whiteside faces up to ten years’ jail and wept after she was convicted of sexual assaultCredit: Cavendish
      She said: “I’m going to f*** him later and I don’t even know his name.”
      Then she stood on a step behind him at Everton’s Goodison Park ground and put her bum on his shoulder.
      The shocked victim told police who arrested “very drunk” Whiteside.
      Whiteside, of Worsley, Gtr Manchester, wept after she was convicted of sexual assault by Sefton JPs.
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      District Judge James Clarke said: “The victim on this occasion said he felt contact – and it was quite an unusual and unexpected type of contact.
      “The complainant gave a credible account in my assessment.
      “It was not something that could be misunderstood or mistaken.
      “I am not convinced it is something he made up.
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      “The defendant was a joker, and this is a prank that has gone very badly wrong whilst committed in drink and perhaps showing off to friends on the occasion.”
      She faces up to ten years’ jail and UK football stadium ban when sentenced next month. More

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      Benjamin Mendy is a ‘serial rapist’ who ‘fooled the nation like Jimmy Savile’, court hears

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      BENJAMIN Mendy hid his “dark side” behind his celebrity like paedo Jimmy Savile, a court heard today.The Man City star, 28, has been accused of being a “predator” who “turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game”.
      Benjamin Mendy is charged with a string of offencesCredit: AFP
      He allegedly raped and sexually assaulted six young women in total at his isolated home.
      Timothy Cray KC, prosecuting, today accused Mendy of hiding behind his fame to carry out the alleged crimes.
      In his closing submissions at Chester Crown Court, he compared this behaviour to one of Britain worst ever sex offenders Savile, who had “fooled the nation”.
      But Eleanor Laws KC, for Mendy, told jurors the complainants were “adult women making real life adult choices”.
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      She added: “The reality is this is one word against the another.
      “There’s been no witnesses or films of any of these complaints that are left to show you what has happened.”
      Mendy is accused of seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women.
      The star allegedly locked women in “panic rooms” at his mansion in Cheshire while hosting parties.
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      Some of his alleged victims claim their phones were taken away from them on arrival, which the prosecution say left them unable to call for help.
      He previously told the court it was “honestly, so easy” for him to meet up with women and have sex “because of the status”.
      The French international said the attention became “10 times more” when he began playing for Man City and admitted he is “no Brad Pitt.
      He also told jurors he would often sleep with different women on the same night, admitting: “For me it was normal, I realised just now it sounds bad.”
      Mendy is on trial with co-defendant Louis Saha Matturie, 41, who was an alleged “fixer” in charge of finding women for sex.
      He denies six counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault relating to seven young women.
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      Both men say if any sex did take place with women or girls it was consensual.
      The trial continues.
      Mendy is accused of seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young womenCredit: AFP More

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      Underworld crooks who stole the 1966 World Cup finally unmasked – but did Britain’s most powerful men let them off?

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      THE two villains suspected of masterminding the theft of the World Cup in 1966 have remained under the radar for 56 years.But as Gareth Southgate and his England squad prepare to bring it home again, The Sun unmasks the crooks who attempted one of the past century’s most notorious thefts.
      England captain Bobby Moore holds the Jules Rimet World Cup trophy as he sits on his teammate’s shouldersCredit: Popperfoto – Getty
      Thief Edward Betchley was the only man convincted over the break-inCredit: Supplied
      Underworld fence Bernard ‘The Pole’ MakowskiCredit: Supplied
      We can reveal how crooked Hatton Garden diamond dealer Gerald Sattin and underworld fence Bernard “The Pole” Makowski were strongly suspected of being architects of the plot to steal the Jules Rimet trophy.
      Our investigations also expose how the pair — both now dead — escaped scot free after an apparent Downing Street deal to retrieve the cup.
      Historic confidential police intelligence documents list both men as associates of Edward Betchley, the only one of the three to be convicted of the theft of the cup from a display case at an exhibition in London.
      The files reveal a witness saw Sattin, then 34, at the exhibition at Westminster’s Methodist Central Hall.
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      The witness, a solicitor who asked for anonymity, urged police “to make as full an investigation into this line of inquiry as I believe this to be more than a coincidence”.
      Professional thief Betchley, also now dead, was arrested four days after the theft following a ransom attempt — but the cup remained missing.
      Betchley told police he was acting on behalf of a man he knew only by the nickname The Pole.
      A Scotland Yard index of nicknames turned up Warsaw-born Makowski, then 40.
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      The World Cup remained missing for a week until it was found in a South London hedge by a dog called Pickles — and England went on to win it in July that year.
      We can now reveal that before Pickles became an unlikely hero, a deal was hatched for the trophy’s return, backed by Downing Street.
      It led to charges being reduced against Betchley and no action being taken against Sattin and Makowski.
      A previously undisclosed document in Betchley’s police file reveals how Michael Halls, Principal Private Secretary to PM Harold Wilson, contacted the Director of Public Prosecutions over the case.
      Former Scotland Yard Flying Squad commander John O’Connor said last night: “There was clearly a deal with the DPP, police and Betchley to get the cup back.
      “But this document strongly suggests for the first time that it was done at the behest of Harold Wilson.
      “He wouldn’t get his hands dirty, but he would let his secretary do exactly that. It was skulduggery but it was also in the public interest to get the cup back.
      “It was even more important for Wilson, as it was days away from the General Election. Finding the cup could well have affected the outcome of the election.”
      ‘It was skulduggery’
      The 14in, gold-plated Jules Rimet trophy of the winged goddess Nike had arrived in London under tight security on January 5, 1966.
      The following day it was on display at the live TV screening of the tournament draw in West London.
      Two officials from previous winners Brazil handed the cup to Fifa president Sir Stanley Rous, who quipped: “Whether they leave it here permanently or just temporarily will be seen in July.”
      His words came back to haunt him when it was stolen on March 20.
      The FA had loaned it to stamp company Stanley Gibbons for an exhibition.
      The show was closed on the Sunday of the theft but the building was open for Methodist services.
      Gerald Sattin and girlfriend Maureen Flanagan in Las Vegas in the early 1970sCredit: Supplied
      Thames boatman David Corbett with Pickles, the collie who found the newspaper-wrapped cup under a bush in his owner’s front garden in South LondonCredit: PA:Press Association
      Two thieves broke into the first-floor hall, where the cup was on display, and the theft was discovered just after noon.
      With 11 days until the General Election, Harold Wilson, who believed a successful World Cup tournament could rescue the ailing Pound, told Home Secretary Roy Jenkins to call in the Yard’s top brass.
      Files reveal Jenkins spoke to then Met commissioner Sir Joseph Simpson and Commander Ernie Millen, who put his best thief-taker on the case, Tommy Butler, Scourge of the Great Train Robbers.
      There were two witnesses. Churchgoing Margaret Coombes spotted Betchley on the first floor at 11am and picked him out at an identity parade following his arrest.
      One of the guards, Frank Hudson, spotted a second man loitering near where the World Cup was on display.
      The suspect was never traced, though his description bore a striking resemblance to Makowski.
      The next day, the solicitor witness, who The Sun is not naming, came forward to say he had spoken to Sattin at the exhibition.
      Files show married father-of-three Sattin was questioned by police and admitted being at the exhibition.
      Sattin had a taste for high living, glamorous women, luxury cars and crime.
      Five years after the World Cup theft he began an 18-month affair with former Sun Page 3 model Maureen Flanagan.
      Now 81, Maureen said: “I knew nothing about him being involved with stealing the World Cup. He wasn’t even a football fan.
      “After we split up he was jailed for fraud and he had been to prison before he met me but it was not something he ever spoke about. All I’d say is that if you met him you’d trust him with the world — if not the World Cup.”
      As police questioned Sattin they were already moving in on Betchley, a known associate of his, who had anonymously called FA chief Joe Mears the day after the theft.
      He promised to send a parcel that would “be of interest”.
      England manager Sir Alf Ramsay, captain Bobby Moore and teammates at a lunch the day after they won the trophyCredit: Getty – Contributor
      Two days later the lid of the World Cup was delivered with a typed ransom demand for £15,000 — around £300,000 now — for its return.
      Mears rang the police and Detective Inspector Jack Buggy posed as his assistant and spoke twice to the crook by phone.
      Investigators traced the second call to a phone box near Betchley’s South London home.
      DI Buggy met the crook — Betchley — at Battersea Park and showed him “bundles of cash” in a briefcase — though it was mostly scraps of paper.
      Former soldier and dock labourer Betchley, 47, got in DI Buggy’s car and told him to drive, but in Camberwell he got spooked and ran. He was quickly captured by Buggy.
      A search for the cup at his home proved fruitless and raids on the nearby Camberwell homes of two associates, brothers Sidney and Reginald Cugullere, drew a blank.
      Relatives later said the brothers had hidden the cup in a coal shed.
      Betchley denied two charges of theft and also demanding money with menaces.
      He told police he had been offered £500 to act as an intermediary by “The Pole”, calling the nameless figure “one of his customers”.
      Two days after his arrest, magistrates bailed Betchley on a surety of £5,000, worth £100k today.
      The next day Pickles found the World Cup wrapped in newspaper in the front garden of a house in Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, South London.
      His owner, Thames barge worker David Corbett, lived in a flat at the address.
      He went on to claim £6,000 in insurance rewards — six times the amount England’s players each received for winning the cup.
      A memo marked “confidential” and obtained by The Sun casts a further cloud of mystery around the case.
      The empty display where the cup had been keptCredit: PA:Press Association
      Thieves removed eight screws from a door to get into the exhibition hallCredit: PA
      It stated that Harold Wilson’s PPS Michael Halls asked that an unspecified matter “be given immediate consideration . . . ” and added that it was being copied to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
      Then on April 12, just over a fortnight after the cup was found, the more serious offences of theft were dropped against Betchley, despite a wealth of evidence against him.
      He later admitted two counts of demanding money with menaces and was jailed for two years.
      Police took no further action in the case.
      Ex-Flying Squad chief Mr O’Connor said: “This new information strongly suggests Sattin, Makowski, Betchley the thief and other associates were all in it together.
      “Sattin planned it and used Betchley as a professional thief, probably by going through Makowski. It was a murky old world in those days and it doesn’t get much murkier than this.
      “There was clearly a deal with Betchley and the police agreed by the DPP and which went through Harold Wilson’s private secretary.
      “We were being embarrassed by these criminals in front of the world and they would have done anything to get the cup back. It would have soured the whole World Cup tournament if the trophy had not been found.”
      The trophy went back to Brazil in 1970 when they won the World Cup in Mexico.
      As three-times winners, they got to keep it permanently — though it was stolen again in 1983 and has never been found. Its replacement, the Fifa World Cup Trophy, has been awarded ever since.
      After it was pinched in London, a replica was commissioned from London silversmith George Bird, who was sworn to secrecy.
      The copy was sold at Sotheby’s to a mystery bidder in 1997 for £240,500 — almost 25 times its estimated value.
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      It later emerged the bidder was a representative of the FA acting on behalf of Fifa, whose secretary Sepp Blatter authorised the purchase at any price.
      The copy was later given to the National Football Museum in Manchester, where it remains on display.
      Harold Wilson believed a successful World Cup tournament could rescue the ailing PoundCredit: Rex
      The 14in, gold-plated Jules Rimet trophy of the winged goddess Nike arrived in London under tight security on January 5, 1966Credit: PA:Empics Sport More

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      Ex-Premier League star to go on trial after ‘scamming investors in £2.5m plot & going on spending spree’

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      A FORMER Premier League footballer is facing trial after allegedly carrying out a £2.5million investment fraud.Richard Rufus is accused of luring investors into a massive foreign currency scam.
      Richard Rufus is facing trial for fraudCredit: Central News
      The ex-Charlton star, 47, then spent the cash on “personal expenses and lifestyle”, it is said.
      Rufus was due to stand trial later this month but it was delayed as no judge was available.
      A new date has been provisionally set for November 20 next year.
      Rufus denies three counts of fraud by false representation and one count of possession criminal property.
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      He has also pleaded not guilty to one count of carrying out a regulated activity when not authorised.
      The charges allegedly took place between May 2007 and April 2012.
      Rufus earned six England Under-21 caps during his career.
      The centre-back played solely for Charlton and made 288 appearances after his debut in 1994 aged 19.
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      His first-ever senior goal came in the Addicks’ historic win over Sunderland in 1998 in the play-off final at Wembley.
      Rufus’ banger forced the game into extra time – with Charlton’s win on penalties securing them promotion to the Premier League.
      He retired through injury in 2004 and was later inducted into the club hall of fame at The Valley.
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      Pep Guardiola tells Benjamin Mendy rape trial that City star is ‘a good boy’ but he ‘can’t control’ what he does

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      PEP Guardiola told Benjamin Mendy’s alleged rape trial the footballer is a “good boy” but admitted he “can’t control” him off the pitch.The Man City boss also told jurors he was “not happy” about Mendy’s lockdown-busting parties at his Cheshire mansion.
      Pep Guardiola gave evidence at Benjamin Mendy’s alleged rape trialCredit: PA
      The footballer, 28, has been accused of being a “predator” who “turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game”.
      Mendy allegedly raped and sexually assaulted six young women in total at his isolated home.
      Pep told Chester Crown Court the left-back was a “really good boy” as he gave evidence via video-link today.
      He said: “It’s difficult to find a person in the locker room who speaks badly about Mendy.”
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      The manager, who was asked to slow down his evidence for those taking notes, was asked by Eleanor Laws KC if Mendy “enjoyed his life”.
      Pep replied: “I control my players when we are together in training sessions. In their private life, I don’t know what they do.
      “I don’t follow the players on social media so I don’t know what they are doing outside my control in training sessions and in games.”
      He continued: “I’m not his father.”
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      Describing the player’s ability, Pep said Mendy “quickly adapted to the team” and was “so generous”.
      He told jurors the defender liked “making rumours and having fun and making the people have fun”.
      Pep was asked by Ms Laws why he came to give evidence knowing Mendy had been accused of “serious sexual offences”.
      He said: “He asked me, Mendy, to come here today with all of you, your honour and that’s why I’m here.”
      Mendy is accused of seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women.
      The star allegedly locked women in “panic rooms” at his mansion in Cheshire while hosting parties.
      Some of his alleged victims claim their phones were taken away from them on arrival, which the prosecution say left them unable to call for help.
      He previously told the court it was “honestly, so easy” for him to meet up with women and have sex “because of the status”.
      The French international said the attention became “10 times more” when he began playing for Man City and admitted he is “no Brad Pitt.
      He also told jurors he would often sleep with different women on the same night, admitting: “For me it was normal, I realised just now it sounds bad.”
      Mendy is on trial with co-defendant Matturie, 41, who was an alleged “fixer” in charge of finding women for sex.
      He denies six counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault relating to seven young women.
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      Both men say if any sex did take place with women or girls it was consensual.
      The trial continues.
      Pep gave evidence via videolink at Chester Crown CourtCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke
      Mendy is accused of a string of sexual offencesCredit: Getty More

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      Inside Qatar’s brutal laws that could see England World Cup fans flogged & jailed just for drinking, photos or swearing

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      THOUSANDS of football fans face being thrown behind bars or flogged over minor offences as they jet out to Qatar for the World Cup.Boozing, swearing, taking photos and even having sex could all land Brits jail sentences thanks to “vague” and “confusing” laws in the Muslim Gulf State.
      Qatari police will be on hand to keep order and enforce the nation’s lawsCredit: AFP
      Laws are ruthlessly strict – with strict limits on booze and sexCredit: AFP
      Qatari mounted police take part in a paradeCredit: AFP
      Qatar still has capital punishment – and legal medieval punishments include flogging and stoning, although the latter has never been used.
      About 1.2million people are expected to travel to Qatar ahead of the tournament kicking off on November 20.
      Radha Stirling, founder and director of the Detained in Dubai legal aid group, which has launched an app to help World Cup fans facing problems, has warned Brits could end up in trouble for trivial issues.
      She told The Sun Online: “Qatar has not experienced mass tourism before this year and it is highly likely visitors will get into trouble, similar to the cases we have seen in Dubai over the past decade.  
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      “It is difficult to advise people to ‘obey the law’ when the laws are so strict that Qatar is telling police to ‘go easy on tourists’ during the cup.
      “Arbitrary enforcement of the law creates confusion and risk to visitors.  
      “Like in Dubai, people are often singled out when a complaint is made to police by a local Qatari who has been ‘offended’ by a visitor.  
      “The police are then obliged to act on the complaint.” 
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      Visitors could find themselves nicked for public drunkenness even if they have only had a tiny tipple because of the unclear nature of alcohol laws.
      For example, if a drinker is reported to cops for “offending” someone, they would likely be charged with public drunkenness.
      Guzzling booze in public spaces is also banned and could result in a six-month prison sentence or a hefty fine.
      Lashes have also been dished out for people found drinking alcohol.
      Meanwhile, taking photos without permission, flirting, swearing and arguing could also land footie fans in jail.
      According to Detained in Dubai, the first person to report behaviour to the police will be taken the most seriously, even if it is completely unfair.
      In Qatar, same-sex conduct is punishable by up to seven years in jail as it remains an offence under the Penal Code.
      Qatar’s abysmal human rights record means that abiding by the law does not protect visitors from prosecution or wrongful detentionRadha StirlingDetained in Dubai
      According to Article 296, “leading, instigating or seducing a male in any way to commit sodomy or dissipation” and “inducing or seducing a male or a female in any way to commit illegal or immoral actions” are crimes.
      Radha said: “Sex outside marriage is illegal in Qatar so couples who book hotel rooms together are already in violation of the law, simply ‘hoping’ the law won’t be enforced.  
      “Homosexuality is unlawful and those who share a hotel room could be equally at risk.  
      “Visiting a destination and ‘hoping’ that illegal acts are not prosecuted puts visitors in a dangerous situation.  
      “Qatar’s abysmal human rights record means that abiding by the law does not protect visitors from prosecution or wrongful detention.
      “Qatar should have been required to update laws to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of visitors expected this year.”
      Qatar has also been accused of curtailing freedom of expression by using harsh laws to stifle voices.
      Football fans could find themselves unwittingly on the wrong side of the lawCredit: AFP
      Protestors at the upcoming World Cup could be slapped with a five-year prison sentence and fines of up to £23,000 for “stirring up public opinion”.
      The punishments can be dished out thanks to a vague law passed in 2020, which Amnesty blasted as “an attack on freedom of expression… (that) could silence peaceful protest.”
      It reads: “Anyone who broadcasts, publishes, or republishes false or biased rumours, statements, or news, or inflammatory propaganda, domestically or abroad, with the intent to harm national interests, stir up public opinion, or infringe on the social system or the public system of the state.”
      Meanwhile, female football fans risk jail or flogging if they report being the victim of a sex attack, lawyers have warned.
      Figures show soccer stadiums become sex assault hotspots when booze-fuelled crowds flock to big games during tournaments.
      But thousands of women fans expected to travel to the Muslim Gulf State in November have been warned they face prosecution if they report offences.
      Qatar’s strict Islamic code outlaws all sexual contact between unmarried couples – making it an offence even if the woman has not consented.
      Around 100 prosecutions a year have been recorded under the strict “zina” laws banning sex and pregnancy outside of marriage.
      And even rape victims have been prosecuted after suspects claimed sex was consensual – and handed sentences ranging from seven years jail to flogging with a whip or stick.
      In 2016 a 22-year-old Dutch woman, named only as Laura, was convicted of extra-marital sex, fined £580 and given a one-year suspended sentence after reporting a brutal rape.
      She was drugged in a nightclub in Qatar before being sexually assaulted – but was arrested immediately when she reported the incident.
      Detained in Dubai has launched a new emergency help app for those travelling out for the World Cup.
      Radha said: “We have seen how Qatar overreacted when a British man was arrested for carrying an unused herb grinder or when they violated female passengers onboard a flight to Australia.  
      “Female rape victims have been jailed for sex outside marriage and local prisons are notorious for human rights violations.  
      “We have launched an app where people can use the chat function to request urgent help or to receive warning alerts and notifications to keep people out of trouble as much as possible.”
      In 2019, Conor Howard, from Scotland, was detained in Doha during a stopover flight between Australia and the UK over a brand new £10 herb grinder that authorities wrongly perceived as a “cannabis grinder”.
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      He was allowed to return home, but months later while trying to visit his mum in Corfu was arrested by Greek authorities after they were notified of an outstanding warrant issued by Qatar over drug possession allegations.
      Conor spent around a month in a Greek prison before being released on bail, when a court dropped a case over lack of evidence.
      Conor Howard was detained after authorities mistook a herb grinder for a ‘cannabis grinder’Credit: Conor Howard More

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      Benjamin Mendy’s cleaner told rape trial his house was a ‘catastrophe’ following a party

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      FOOTIE ace Benjamin Mendy’s cleaner yesterday told his rape trial that his house was a “catastrophe” following a party.Yvonne Shea said there were “bottles everywhere”, adding: “The glass tabletop had been broken. It was like windscreen glass so that was all over.”
      Footie ace Benjamin Mendy’s cleaner yesterday told his rape trial that his house was a ‘catastrophe’ following a partyCredit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvinmedia
      She had visited the Man City defender’s home in Prestbury, Cheshire, after a bash in August 2021 at which a woman was allegedly raped.
      Of the accusations against Mendy, she added: “I’m shocked. He’s not that kind of person.”
      The jury heard from ten character witnesses for Mendy, including three former lovers.
      And in a statement, his sister Marie called him a “good person” but added he “doesn’t talk a lot about his feelings”.
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      Mendy denies charges including seven counts of rape.
      The Chester crown court trial was adjourned.
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      Benjamin Mendy claims he asked ‘rape victims’ directly if they wanted to have sex ‘to avoid dates or conversation’

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      BENJAMIN Mendy claimed he asked his alleged rape victims if they wanted to have sex to avoid dates or conversation, a court heard. The Manchester City footballer, 28, was asked about his attitude towards sex at the time the offences are said to have taken place.
      Benjamin Mendy was asked about his attitude to women todayCredit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvinmedia
      Mendy said: ‘I was trying to be more direct’Credit: Andy Kelvin / Kelvinmedia
      Mendy said: “I was trying to be more direct to avoid conversation or go on dates.
      “That’s why I was quick and direct if they wanted to have sex, to avoid all that.”
      Timothy Kray KC, prosecuting, during a second day of cross-examination at Chester Crown Court, put it to the Premier League player that he does not see women as individual people and thinks normal rules do not apply to him so he gets it “terribly wrong” in believing they are consenting to sex.
      Mendy admitted he regrets his partying lifestyle and told jurors he is “crazy” and that his life was like being on a “fast train” that kept “going and going” until he was arrested and had time to think in jail.
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      The 28-year-old French international is accused of being a “predator” who turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game, regularly going clubbing in Manchester before holding “after-parties” where young women were invited back to a city centre apartment or his Cheshire mansion and sexually assaulted.
      He denies rape and sexual assaults on six women and told the jury any sexual contact was always consensual.
      One rape complainant has claimed Mendy told her having sex with him was a “privilege” and he had had sex with 10,000 women.
      Mr Kray asked Mendy: “You didn’t really see them as people, just things to be used for sex.
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      “That’s how you did see them and how you would get it terribly wrong about whether they were consenting or not?”
      Mendy replied: “No.”
      The jury heard that, during the pandemic, the flat Mendy rented in Manchester and his home, The Spinney, in Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire, were used for lockdown-busting parties, to prey on young women.
      Mr Kray continued: “Did you think the rules did not apply to you? You had parties because you had this lust for sex?”
      Mendy said: “No. At the time I was just partying. I was not thinking that well.”
      Mr Kray said: “You were a danger to women, weren’t you? Because you did not see any consequences of breaking really important rules?”
      Mendy said: “No, never. Having a social life, I did lots of things.”
      The jurors were shown a CCTV clip of Mendy in a nightclub, dancing with women and holding his crotch.
      Mr Kray said: “That’s what you thought about at the time – what’s in your pants – and you had sex with them no matter what they thought.”
      Mendy denies seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women.
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      His co-accused, Louis Saha Matturie, 41, of Eccles, Salford, denies six counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault relating to seven young women.
      The trial continues. More