Benjamin Mendy was immediately launched on bail after 4 months in jail, it was a revealed immediately.
The Manchester Metropolis and France defender, who’s accused of seven rapes and one sexual assault, was held at HMP Altcourse, Liverpool earlier than lately being transferred to HMP Manchester, higher generally known as Strangeways, simply earlier than Christmas.
In the present day he was granted bail by Decide Patrick Thompson at a non-public listening to at Chester Crown Court docket, with press excluded from the courtroom.
Mendy had been resulting from go on trial this month, however it has now been put again to June on the earliest. He has been bailed till January 24, till an additional pre-trial listening to.

Manchester Metropolis footballer Benjamin Mendy, who’s now accused of a complete of seven rapes and one sexual assault, was switched to the infamous HMP Jail Manchester final month

The footballer was switched to the infamous HMP Jail Manchester, generally known as Strangeways, on December 23