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| Mendy's friend raped teenager after Nando's date, court told | Mendy's friend raped teenager after Nando's date, court told |
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| Louis Saha Matturie denies six counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault | Louis Saha Matturie denies six counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault |
| A friend of footballer Benjamin Mendy raped a teenage girl after a first date at Nando's, a court has heard. | A friend of footballer Benjamin Mendy raped a teenage girl after a first date at Nando's, a court has heard. |
| Louis Saha Matturie told the then 17-year-old he was a football agent and, after the meal, took her to his south Manchester flat, jurors were told. | Louis Saha Matturie told the then 17-year-old he was a football agent and, after the meal, took her to his south Manchester flat, jurors were told. |
| Chester Crown Court heard he then exposed himself while on a bed and then raped her. | Chester Crown Court heard he then exposed himself while on a bed and then raped her. |
| Both men deny all the allegations against them and said if any sex took place it was consensual. | Both men deny all the allegations against them and said if any sex took place it was consensual. |
| The jury watched a police interview of the last of 13 complainants, who told officers of the alleged rape in 2012. | The jury watched a police interview of the last of 13 complainants, who told officers of the alleged rape in 2012. |
| The court heard the complainant saw Mr Matturie while clubbing in Manchester, swapped numbers with him and arranged a date at Nando's. | The court heard the complainant saw Mr Matturie while clubbing in Manchester, swapped numbers with him and arranged a date at Nando's. |
| She said he later drove the pair to his south Manchester flat, where they sat on a bed and kissed before he exposed himself. | She said he later drove the pair to his south Manchester flat, where they sat on a bed and kissed before he exposed himself. |
| "He just had it out, fully exposed," she said. | "He just had it out, fully exposed," she said. |
| "I just remember saying, 'No. I don't want to have sex'. | "I just remember saying, 'No. I don't want to have sex'. |
| "I wasn't really feeling it. I didn't really fancy him. | "I wasn't really feeling it. I didn't really fancy him. |
| "I just remember him wanting to have sex. I felt like I had to have sex with him because he had it out. | "I just remember him wanting to have sex. I felt like I had to have sex with him because he had it out. |
| "I just thought, 'it's got to this stage now'. I felt obliged." | |
| She said she remembered him asking if it was the biggest penis she had ever seen. | She said she remembered him asking if it was the biggest penis she had ever seen. |
| "And I remember looking at him and saying, 'No'," she said. | "And I remember looking at him and saying, 'No'," she said. |
| "Like, I'm disgusted and numb. Repulsed." | "Like, I'm disgusted and numb. Repulsed." |
| Benjamin Mendy denies various offences including seven counts of rape | Benjamin Mendy denies various offences including seven counts of rape |
| The woman said she went to the toilet, cried and texted her mum to say she would be home soon. | The woman said she went to the toilet, cried and texted her mum to say she would be home soon. |
| The court heard Mr Matturie later drove her home. | The court heard Mr Matturie later drove her home. |
| After news of Mr Mendy and Mr Matturie's arrests, the woman said a friend sent an article about it to a group chat on her phone. | After news of Mr Mendy and Mr Matturie's arrests, the woman said a friend sent an article about it to a group chat on her phone. |
| She told officers: "I thought, 'Oh, my God!' | She told officers: "I thought, 'Oh, my God!' |
| "I felt sick and knew that I needed to say what I know. I just replied and said, 'I went on a date with him once'." | "I felt sick and knew that I needed to say what I know. I just replied and said, 'I went on a date with him once'." |
| Earlier, the court heard from a friend of another woman who alleges Mr Matturie sexually assaulted her at the home of a footballer in Sheffield in 2016 when she was 18 years old. | Earlier, the court heard from a friend of another woman who alleges Mr Matturie sexually assaulted her at the home of a footballer in Sheffield in 2016 when she was 18 years old. |
| She said Mr Matturie was the organiser of parties in Manchester, sometimes involving footballers, and contacted young women through Snapchat and Instagram. | She said Mr Matturie was the organiser of parties in Manchester, sometimes involving footballers, and contacted young women through Snapchat and Instagram. |
| She said there would be "no more" than five men at the events, with 10 or 15 girls invited and around 10 parties held during lockdown at a flat near Manchester city centre. | She said there would be "no more" than five men at the events, with 10 or 15 girls invited and around 10 parties held during lockdown at a flat near Manchester city centre. |
| Girl heard screaming 'rape', Mendy trial told | Girl heard screaming 'rape', Mendy trial told |
| Weird atmosphere at Mendy party, trial told | Weird atmosphere at Mendy party, trial told |
| Rape accuser had sex with Grealish, trial hears | Rape accuser had sex with Grealish, trial hears |
| After Mr Mendy's arrest, she said Mr Matturie rang her. | After Mr Mendy's arrest, she said Mr Matturie rang her. |
| She told the jury: "He said, 'Don't believe what's in the newspapers. These are girls, not women' - something along those lines - and he's told his boys to keep their heads down." | She told the jury: "He said, 'Don't believe what's in the newspapers. These are girls, not women' - something along those lines - and he's told his boys to keep their heads down." |
| Prosecutors allege Mr Mendy was a "predator" who "turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game", while Mr Matturie allegedly had the job of finding young women for sex. | Prosecutors allege Mr Mendy was a "predator" who "turned the pursuit of women for sex into a game", while Mr Matturie allegedly had the job of finding young women for sex. |
| Mr Mendy, of Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire, denies seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women. | Mr Mendy, of Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire, denies seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women. |
| Mr Matturie, of Eccles, Salford, denies six counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault relating to seven young women. | Mr Matturie, of Eccles, Salford, denies six counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault relating to seven young women. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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