Woman charged with false allegation against footballer Ryan Mendes
Cape Verde football captain Ryan Mendes' lawyer says police have told him that his client had been cleared.
Covered by 2 sources from 2 countries. First reported by RNZ ·
How 2 newspapers cover this story
Woman charged with false allegation against footballer Ryan Mendes
Cape Verde football captain Ryan Mendes' lawyer says police have told him that his client had been cleared.
Cape Verde captain Ryan Mendes cleared of rape allegation as woman charged with false statement
New Zealand police dismiss claim of sexual assault at Auckland hotel Incident alleged to have occurred after football friendly in March New Zealand police have dismissed a rape allegation against Cape Verde football captain Ryan Mendes and have charged the accuser with making a false statement. Detective inspector…
Coverage details
2 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: RNZ and The Guardian. RNZ published it first, on November 4, 2026; the last outlet to join was The Guardian, 2 days later.
Key names in the coverage: Ryan Mendes and Cape Verde.
By country: New Zealand (1), United Kingdom (1).
