Thomas Partey arrives in court docket as former Arsenal star accused of rape
Former Arsenal participant Thomas Partey has been accused of two counts of rape towards one ladies and three counts towards one other girl. A 3rd girl has accused him of sexual assault. He denies all the costs
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has arrived at Westminster Magistrates' Courtroom, charged with the rape of two ladies.
The 32-year-old, who was charged 4 days after leaving the north London membership when his contract expired again in June, faces 5 counts of rape and one depend of sexual assault. He’s accused of two counts of rape towards one girl and three counts towards one other. The sexual assault allegation pertains to a 3rd girl, the Crown Prosecution Service has stated.
The alleged offences came about between 2021 and 2022. The Metropolitan Police stated it first acquired stories of an allegation of rape in February 2022. Partey's lawyer Jenny Wiltshire has beforehand stated the Ghanaian "denies all the costs towards him" – and appears ahead to the prospect to "lastly clear his title".
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In an announcement launched final month following his exit, Arsenal stated: "The participant's contract ended on June 30. As a result of ongoing authorized proceedings, the membership is unable to touch upon the case."
Partey's former supervisor Mikel Arteta additionally commented on the state of affairs as he adopted up the membership's assertion.
"The membership was very clear in its assertion," he stated. "There are quite a lot of authorized issues which can be very difficult so I can’t touch upon any of that." Quizzed additional on whether or not he was assured the membership has adopted the precise course of he replied: "100%."
Met Police Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy, whose crew is main the investigation, stated: "Our precedence stays offering assist to the ladies who’ve come ahead.
"We might ask anybody who has been impacted by this case, or anybody who has info, to talk with our crew. You may contact detectives about this investigation by emailing CIT@met.police.uk."
Partey is presently on the verge of becoming a member of one other membership, Spanish La Liga aspect Villarreal, on a free switch. It marks a return to Spain after beforehand enjoying for Atletico Madrid, with whom he began his profession earlier than signing for Arsenal for round £45million in 2020.
He’ll signal a take care of Villarreal for 2 years till 2027 after being linked with strikes to golf equipment throughout Europe and the Center East.
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Final season he performed a complete of 52 video games for Arsenal and was a key participant underneath Arteta. He featured 167 instances for the Gunners total throughout his 5 years in North London.