<p class="title">Manchester City left back Benjamin Mendy has been charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, police said Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 27-year-old Mendy was suspended by City pending an investigation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The charges relate to three complainants over the age of 16 and are alleged to have taken place between October 2020 and August 2021," Cheshire Police said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mendy was to remain in police custody overnight and is due to appear in court on Friday, police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mendy's agent did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press seeking comment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mendy joined City from Monaco in 2017 and has won the Premier League three times and the English League Cup twice.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He played against Tottenham on the opening weekend of the Premier League season but didn't feature against Norwich on Saturday.</p>
<p class="title">Manchester City left back Benjamin Mendy has been charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, police said Thursday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 27-year-old Mendy was suspended by City pending an investigation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The charges relate to three complainants over the age of 16 and are alleged to have taken place between October 2020 and August 2021," Cheshire Police said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mendy was to remain in police custody overnight and is due to appear in court on Friday, police said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mendy's agent did not immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press seeking comment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Mendy joined City from Monaco in 2017 and has won the Premier League three times and the English League Cup twice.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He played against Tottenham on the opening weekend of the Premier League season but didn't feature against Norwich on Saturday.</p>