{"id":374782,"date":"2025-07-05T05:39:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T05:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/07\/05\/ex-arsenal-footballer-thomas-partey-faces-rape-allegations-in-uk\/"},"modified":"2025-07-05T05:39:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T05:39:51","slug":"ex-arsenal-footballer-thomas-partey-faces-rape-allegations-in-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/07\/05\/ex-arsenal-footballer-thomas-partey-faces-rape-allegations-in-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Arsenal Footballer Thomas Partey Faces Rape Allegations In UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former Arsenal footballer, Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that the charges related to three women and the offences are said to have taken place between 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas is due to appear at London\u2019s Westminster Magistrates\u2019 Court on August 5.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 32 years old was first arrested in July 2022, he was not named at the time and continued to play for Arsenal while investigations were ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement by Partey\u2019s lawyer Jenny Wiltshire of Hickman and Rose on Friday, disclosed that the Black Star player denied every allegations leveled again him.<\/p>\n<p>The statement read: \u201cThomas Partey denies all the charges against him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Thomas Partey To Miss Ghana\u2019s Nicaragua Game, Heads To London<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has fully cooperated with the police and CPS throughout their three-year investigation. He now welcomes the opportunity to finally clear his name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven that there are now ongoing legal proceedings, my client is unable to comment further.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking over the development, Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy, whose team is leading the investigation, said: \u201cOur priority remains providing support to the women who have come forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana international spent five seasons at Arsenal after being signed in 2020 for \u00a345m but is now a free agent after his contract expired on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe made 52 appearances for Arsenal last season across all competitions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-infor-trackid=\"966303\" data-infor-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-4186468885\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/300x250@2x.png\" alt=\"\"   width=\"600\" height=\"500\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Arsenal footballer, Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. 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