Prosecutor accuses Benjamin Mendy of being "a serial rapist" and likens him to Jimmy Savile

The trial of Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy, who is accused of seven counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of sexual assault, has come to an end at the courthouse in Chester.

Prosecutor Timothy Cray made his closing argument in front of the 12 jurors. He stated that the defendants created dangerous and toxic situations at their parties.

"For all the good sides to Benjamin Mendy's character, there is a dangerous streak which makes him a predator. We say a predatory serial rapist," Cray said.

"We say that [Louis Saha] Matturie shares the same dangerous streak toward young women he meets and has taken opportunity to have sex with woman half his age.

"The situations that these complainants were walking into were toxic and dangerous. The danger was created by the defendants. The parties had an ever-changing cast of young women where the defendants had knowledge and control.

"It gave them the opportunity to abuse that knowledge and power. The defendants were, and still are, living in an unreal world. Mr Mendy has conceded that it was only prison which brought him up short and made him start to change his ways.

"These parties had an ever-changing cast of young women and both defendants wanted, and did, have sex with them. Of course there were woman who did agree to have consensual sex but the defendants made the arrogant assumption that if they were at the party, they were good for sex."

Cray likens Mendy to Jimmy Savile

The prosecutor did not hesitate to compare Benjamin Mendy to Jimmy Savile, a famous presenter who was labeled as one of the worst sex offenders in the UK following more than 500 allegations of child abuse and 103 cases of necrophilia.

"Celebrity is absolutely no guarantee of true good character," Cray added.

"Celebrity in general is really good cover to hide the dark side of your life and get away with it. Look at Jimmy Savile who fooled the nation.

"For all the good sides to Benjamin Mendy's character, there is a dangerous streak which makes him a predator. We say a predatory serial rapist."

Benjamin Mendy's attorney Eleanor Laws insisted on her position that the plaintiffs are "women who went to parties, made adult choices and sometimes regretted them."

"These parties were chaotic and open house with very little security," she added.

"Not only did these women want to go there, they went back again and again. This is not a grooming or sex trafficking trial. We are not dealing with children or girls who had no choice. These are not vulnerable teenagers with no choice of their lifestyle.

"They wanted to go to these parties. They want to go clubbing, to go to VIP areas, to dance and have fun and to meet people like Mr Mendy. They wanted a little stardust by meeting a footballer.

"They are young women deciding for themselves to have sex with people they have not met before. That is their choice. This is not a court of morals and they are deciding to have sex without contraception."

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