 Ms Deakin told jurors this afternoon she found Mendy, who she spoke to on a daily basis, was 'extremely personable' and 'a joker' who everyone liked to be around. She said on team nights out, Mendy would 'attract attention' from women because of his 'flamboyant dress sense'. She said: 'You can tell a mile off he's a footballer as they all have similar dress sense. He drips in designer. A lot of girls would be attracted to that look. A lot of footballers would get a lot of attention but Benjamin would get a lot of attention also.' The court heard she had a key to Mendy's home and would often see women there early in the morning when she came to pick him up){kind=link}
Man City defender Benjamin Mendy is standing trial at Chester Crown Court and a former employee of the Premier League club spoke to jurors as a character witness
A former Manchester City employee has told jurors rape accused Benjamin Mendy is “the nicest person you will ever meet”.
Jodie Deakin worked at the Premier League side for ten years and helped players – including defender Mendy – with day to day jobs like paying their bills and opening bank accounts. Ms Deakin, who no longer works for the club, said she had to deal with demands for payments that came through to Mendy’s mansion in rural Cheshire when he ran out of money to pay for renovations.
She said: “My role was to look after the first team players and the management staff in every aspect of their lives. Anything off-field.” Ms Deakin added: “These boys don’t do anything for themselves.”
She gave evidence as a character witness as part of Mendy’s trial – where he is accused of raping and sexually assaulting a total of six different women on five different occasions at his home in Mottram St Andrew. The French International denies seven counts of rape, one count of sexual assault and one count of attempted rape.