{"id":618617,"date":"2022-10-17T02:41:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T06:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618617"},"modified":"2022-10-17T02:41:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T06:41:14","slug":"manchester-united-mason-greenwood-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/17\/manchester-united-mason-greenwood-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Mason Greenwood Charged With Assault &#8211; What It Means for Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mason Greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm by the Crown Prosecution Service. This comes after the accused 21-year-old forward was suspended by\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/12\/donny-van-de-beek-manchester-united-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in late January for\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/30\/manchester-uniteds-mason-greenwood-subject-serious-assault\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">allegedly assaulting his girlfriend Harriet Robson<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, and he hasn&#8217;t featured for them at all since \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United\u2019s Suspended Forward Mason Greenwood Charged With Assault &#8211; What It Means for Both Club and Player<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Man Utd\u2019s Mason Greenwood has been charged with \u201cattempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm\u201d, the Crown Prosecution Service said.<\/p>\n<p>Statement here via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GD10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@GD10<\/a> \u2935\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/92aiHrSal3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/92aiHrSal3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1581309967159955457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Greenwood\u2019s Prosecution Confirmed by Crown Prosecution Service<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In an official statement that gave all the details behind his charges, Janet Potter, the deputy chief crown prosecutor for CPS North West, said: &#8220;The Crown Prosecution Service has today authorised Greater Manchester Police to charge Mason Greenwood, 21, with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. All three counts relate to the same complainant.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/04\/cristiano-ronaldo-manchester-united-departure\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cristiano Ronaldo Free to Leave Manchester United in January<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;Specialist rape prosecutors from CPS North West\u2019s complex casework unit authorised the charges following a review of a file of evidence received from Greater Manchester Police. The defendant\u2019s first court appearance will take place on Monday 17 October at Greater Manchester magistrates\u2019 court.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendant are active and that he has a right to a fair trial. It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice those proceedings.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Lies in the Future for Greenwood?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After being charged by the Crown Prosecution Service, the accused 21-year-old is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Monday, October 17, 2022. He will appear in front of Salford Magistrates&#8217; Court after having been arrested by the police on Saturday, October 15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/30\/manchester-united-interested-cody-gakpo-romano\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Eyeing Cody Gakpo Signing in January<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In front of the court&#8217;s judges, the charged English forward will then undergo trial proceedings where he can opt to plead guilty or not guilty to the charges. If he opts for the former, then the accused Greenwood will be given sentencing by the judge. If he doesn&#8217;t, then he will move forward with a court trial where he&#8217;ll have to prove his innocence in front of a jury.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What\u2019s Next for Manchester United?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United decided to indefinitely suspend Greenwood after the evidence of his alleged actions came to light in late January.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here is what the Old Trafford club said about the accused 21-year-old after he was charged: &#8220;Manchester United notes that criminal charges have been brought against Mason Greenwood by the Crown Prosecution Service. He remains suspended by the club, pending the outcome of the judicial process.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/14\/manchester-united-players-erik-ten-hag-vow\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United Players Make Key Decision Over Erik ten Hag After Brentford Hammering<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s clear that the Red Devils have not decided to terminate the accused Englishman&#8217;s contract or fire him because those aren&#8217;t legally possible until if and when he is found guilty. Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side will have to go on without him and wait until the verdict of his trial before deciding what to do with the 21-year-old and his contract &#8211; which expires in June 2025. The Red Devils have already moved forwards fairly well, and still have an attack stacked with talent. Marcus Rashford has been impressive so far this season, as has Anthony Martial when fit, while the likes of new signing Antony, Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho, and Anthony Elanga also represent fantastic options for the Dutch boss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mason Greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and controlling and coercive behaviour, and will appear in court on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic UK explains what we know so far and Manchester United\u2019s position.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticFC\/status\/1581615963014926337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mason Greenwood has been charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour and assault occasioning actual bodily harm by the Crown Prosecution Service. This comes after the accused 21-year-old forward was suspended by\u00a0Manchester United\u00a0in late January for\u00a0allegedly assaulting his girlfriend Harriet Robson, and he hasn&#8217;t featured for them at all since \u00a0 Manchester [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4218,"featured_media":618639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,18,30],"tags":[7337,4160],"class_list":["post-618617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-manchester-united","category-news","tag-manchester-united-news","tag-mason-greenwood"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}