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A Premier League football star arrived at court today in a prison van under a police escort to face four charges of rape.

Benjamin Mendy, 27, who plays for Manchester City, is accused of attacking three women over ten months - and is also facing a single sexual assault charge.

The defender, who moved to the reigning champions for a reported £52million four years ago, arrived at Chester Magistrates' Court in a GeoAmey vehicle this morning. 

The DAF van was given an escort by a Peugeot 308 police car before driving into the court building through an open red shutter door, which was then closed behind it.  

French international Mendy earns £90,000 a week and lives in a £5million mansion in Prestbury, an upmarket village near Manchester popular with fellow players.