A court has heard that Benjamin Mendy, the Manchester City defender accused of six counts of rape, has been charged with a further offense.
Former France international Mendy appeared at Chester Crown Court in the UK on Thursday, when the lifting of restrictions allowed the emergence of a further rape charge to be revealed against the 27-year-old.
The charge comes in addition to six counts of rape and one of sexual assault which Mendy has already been charged with.
Mendy stands accused of a total of eight offenses against five different women, with the rape charges concerning four women.
🚨 Manchester City full-back Benjamin Mendy has been charged with a 7th count of rape on top of the six he is already facing.