Prosecutors Drop All Rape Charges Against Manchester United's Mason Greenwood (21)
Prosecutors have dropped all attempted rape charges against Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction” after key witnesses withdrew their cooperation from the investigation.
Greenwood, 21, was arrested and later charged with attempted rape after an investigation launched in January 2022.
The striker, who has played once for England, denied the charges and had been preparing to go on trial in November this year until the CPS dropped the case on Thursday.
The Guardian quotes a CPS spokesperson as saying:
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We have a duty to keep cases under continuous review. In this case, a combination of the withdrawal of key witnesses and new material that came to light meant there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction. In these circumstances, we are under a duty to stop the case.
We have explained our decision to all parties. We would always encourage any potential victims to come forward and report to police and we will prosecute wherever our legal test is met.
Greenwood had been charged with attempted rape, assault and “repeatedly engaging” in coercive and controlling behaviour.
This comes barely weeks after an English jury found Benjamin Mendy, a Manchester City defender, not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.
