Mendy found not guilty

so he was found neither guilty nor not guilty as a verdict was not reached?

innocent until proven guilty, whilst sometimes unpalatable, has to be maintained in all cases.
 
so he was found neither guilty nor not guilty as a verdict was not reached?

innocent until proven guilty, whilst sometimes unpalatable, has to be maintained in all cases.
Jury vote was 11-0 not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.
Couldn't reach 10-1 (either way obviously) to make a decision on the remaining one count of rape and one count of attempted rape.
 
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Jury vote was 11-0 not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.
Couldn't reach 10-1 (either way obviously) to make a decision on the remaining three counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault.
Are you sure it's three and three? I thought it was being reported as one and one.
 
Such a high profile name - nigh on impossible for him not to be named. Similar to Sigurdson who was not charged with anything if I recall. Must be a bit gutting to have had spent a fair bit of time on remand, but I guess that is the legal system for you.
 
The Guardian has an excellent write-up:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...lty-verdicts-came-down-to-question-of-consent

Another woman told police Mendy and his friend Louis Saha Matturie, who was described in court as the footballer’s “fixer”, had both raped her at another house party the next day, on 24 July 2021. All charges relating to her were dropped mid-trial on the judge’s orders after a video emerged of her having “enthusiastic and obviously consensual sex” with Matturie.
Extraordinary. Serious questions to answer for the CPS.
 
He should never have been named until found guilty.
Isn't there an Arsenal player who hasn't been charged yet but is under investigation and on police bail. This means he hasn't officially been named yet?

Not going to speculate about his name as that would be wrong.
 
Isn't there an Arsenal player who hasn't been charged yet but is under investigation and on police bail. This means he hasn't officially been named yet?

Not going to speculate about his name as that would be wrong.
Was just in the middle of typing the same thing. His name is well known but has never been released publicly.
 
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