Benjamin Mendy trial: "He stuck his tongue out, as if to lick something", says "Woman Three"

She wears glasses, a sanitary mask and a high bun on her head.

It is "Woman Three" who testified on Tuesday at the trial of footballer Benjamin Mendy, 28, accused of eight counts of rape, sexual assault and attempted rape.

She is sitting on a gray sofa in the corner of a room without character.

The video of the scene is broadcast to the court in Chester (United Kingdom), where technical problems continue to punctuate the hearings.

She recounts her night from January 1 to 2, 2021, spent at the home of Benjamin Mendy, where she accuses him of having sexually assaulted her.

"Jack Daniels, gin, vodka", the alcohol was flowing that night, "we had a good time playing and drinking", and the complainant acknowledges that everyone was under the influence of substances.

Around 3 a.m., in the kitchen, she felt the footballer's hand insert between her thighs.

“Between my vagina, she tries to explain, over my underwear, as if to penetrate me.

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At this time, she tries to isolate herself but the bathroom door is locked.

Benjamin Mendy would then have come back to her to open the door for her, and, once in the bathroom, would have told her that she wanted a blowjob.

“He stuck his tongue out like that, as if to lick something.

That's when my friend arrived and I told her everything.

The conversation between him and me was minimal.

We were both shocked.

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"It was like I was scolding him"

The third plaintiff then avoids crossing Mendy.

She explains that she continues to drink because “what else to do, since we are here”.

Around 6 am, she goes to the swimming pool where she meets him.

“You are prettier when you smile.

Why are you angry ?

he would have told her.

To which she replies: "Because of what you did".

So the footballer would have apologized.

"He said he was really sorry and didn't want to make me feel bad.

It looked like a child.

It was like I was scolding him and he realized what he had done.

The Chester court also heard testimony from a friend of two alleged victims, which corroborates the version of the sexual assault in the kitchen.

The accused denies the facts, the trial continues.