An English jury on Friday found former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy not guilty of one count of rape and another count of attempted rape in a retrial stemming from alleged incidents dating back to 2018.
Mendy in January was found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, but the jury could not reach verdicts on two additional charges, prompting the retrial.
Mendy reportedly broke down in tears as the verdicts were announced following a three-week trial.
“It has been almost three years since the police started investigating this matter,” Jenny Wiltshire, Mendy’s lawyer, told reporters.