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A second man has been charged by police investigating allegations of sexual assault against Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy.
Louis Saha Matturie, 40, of Eccles, Greater Manchester, has been charged with four counts of rape, Cheshire police have said.
The charges concern three plaintiffs over the age of 16 and are believed to have taken place between April 2021 and August 2021, police added.
Matturie, of Edwin Court, Eccles, appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court on Monday and was remanded in custody to appear at Chester Crown Crown on Friday.
France international Mendy, 27, is also due to appear at Chester Crown Court on Friday.
Mendy has been charged with assaulting three different women, including one under the age of 18, at her home on Withinlee Road in Prestbury, Cheshire.
Three of the alleged rapes allegedly took place in October 2020 and he is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in early January this year.
He is also accused of raping a woman last month.
The footballer has been suspended by the Premier League champions pending the outcome of the criminal proceedings.
Cheshire Police added: “The Cheshire Police and the Crown Prosecution Service would like to remind everyone that criminal proceedings against Matturie and Mendy are ongoing and that they are entitled to a fair trial.
“It is extremely important that there is no reporting, commenting or sharing of information online that could in any way prejudice the ongoing proceedings.”
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