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| Benjamin Mendy: Woman denies consensual sex with player's friend | Benjamin Mendy: Woman denies consensual sex with player's friend |
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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 woman who claims she was raped by a friend of footballer Benjamin Mendy has denied turning "normal and forgettable sex" with him into a rape allegation. | A woman who claims she was raped by a friend of footballer Benjamin Mendy has denied turning "normal and forgettable sex" with him into a rape allegation. |
| Louis Saha Matturie met the young woman while out clubbing in Manchester and they set up a date in the summer of 2012, not long after she turned 18. | Louis Saha Matturie met the young woman while out clubbing in Manchester and they set up a date in the summer of 2012, not long after she turned 18. |
| She rejected a defence assertion she made the rape claims after seeing media reports of allegations against him. | She rejected a defence assertion she made the rape claims after seeing media reports of allegations against him. |
| Both men deny a range of sex offences at Chester Crown Court. | Both men deny a range of sex offences at Chester Crown Court. |
| The court has been told Mr Matturie, then aged 31, told the teenager he was a football agent and after a first date at Nando's took her back to his flat in south Manchester and raped her. | The court has been told Mr Matturie, then aged 31, told the teenager he was a football agent and after a first date at Nando's took her back to his flat in south Manchester and raped her. |
| The woman said she did not tell anyone about the alleged 2012 incident until she reported it to police after seeing a news article in December 2021 about the arrest of the two men. | The woman said she did not tell anyone about the alleged 2012 incident until she reported it to police after seeing a news article in December 2021 about the arrest of the two men. |
| Under cross-examination from Lisa Wilding KC, defending Mr Matturie, she agreed that though she remembered some details, she could not recall the sex which was a "blank" in her memory. | Under cross-examination from Lisa Wilding KC, defending Mr Matturie, she agreed that though she remembered some details, she could not recall the sex which was a "blank" in her memory. |
| Benjamin Mendy denies various offences including seven counts of rape | Benjamin Mendy denies various offences including seven counts of rape |
| Ms Wilding put it to the witness she could not recall how long sex lasted or what actually happened. | Ms Wilding put it to the witness she could not recall how long sex lasted or what actually happened. |
| The lawyer continued: "Just as the whole sex part has vanished from your memory, it's vanished from his too. | The lawyer continued: "Just as the whole sex part has vanished from your memory, it's vanished from his too. |
| "In other words, he has no recollection of having sex with you. | "In other words, he has no recollection of having sex with you. |
| "If this happened, might it have been you gave every indication that you were willing and consenting to the sex that took place?" | "If this happened, might it have been you gave every indication that you were willing and consenting to the sex that took place?" |
| The witness replied: "Definitely not." | The witness replied: "Definitely not." |
| Ms Wilding suggested the witness may have "gone along" with having sex which she later regretted. | Ms Wilding suggested the witness may have "gone along" with having sex which she later regretted. |
| She continued: "And when you come to read the newspapers, that others had alleged rape or sexual offences against him, did you then turn normal and forgettable sex into a sexual allegation?" | She continued: "And when you come to read the newspapers, that others had alleged rape or sexual offences against him, did you then turn normal and forgettable sex into a sexual allegation?" |
| Mendy friend raped girl after Nando's date - trial | Mendy friend raped girl after Nando's date - trial |
| 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 |
| The woman replied: "No. Not at all. I know when I want to have sex with somebody or not." | The woman replied: "No. Not at all. I know when I want to have sex with somebody or not." |
| Mr Mendy denies seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault against six young women. | Mr Mendy 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. |
| Both men say if any sex took place with women it was consensual. | Both men say if any sex took place with women it was consensual. |
| The jury has heard from all 13 complainants. | The jury has heard from all 13 complainants. |
| The trial was adjourned until Wednesday. | The trial was adjourned until Wednesday. |
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