Former Arsenal and Ghanaian worldwide footballer Thomas Partey has been charged with 5 counts of rape and one rely of sexual assault, the Metropolitan Police confirmed.
The alleged offences reportedly passed off between 2021 and 2022 and contain three ladies — with two counts of rape relating to at least one lady, three counts of rape linked to a second, and one rely of sexual assault involving a 3rd.
Partey, 32, denies the allegations and, in keeping with his lawyer, “welcomes the chance to lastly clear his identify.”
The fees comply with a police investigation that started in February 2022 after an preliminary report of rape.
Partey, whose contract with Arsenal ended on Monday after becoming a member of the membership in 2020, is predicted to look at Westminster Magistrates’ Courtroom on Tuesday, August 5.
In a press release, his lawyer Jenny Wiltshire stated:
“Thomas Partey denies all the fees in opposition to him. He has absolutely cooperated with the police and CPS all through their three-year investigation. He now welcomes the chance to lastly clear his identify. On condition that there are actually ongoing authorized proceedings, my shopper is unable to remark additional.”
Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy, main the investigation, urged anybody affected or with info to contact the investigation crew at CIT@met.police.uk.
Partey joined Arsenal from Atletico Madrid in October 2020 for £45.3 million and went on to make 130 Premier League appearances, scoring 9 targets. He additionally represented Ghana internationally greater than 50 occasions and performed in World Cup qualifiers as just lately as March.
Extra particulars because the story develops.
