Former Arsenal footballer Partey charged with rape and sexual assault

Thomas Partey, 32, has been charged with 5 counts of rape and 1 number of intersexual assault, London constabulary said.

Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has been charged with 5 counts of rape and 1 number of intersexual assault, constabulary successful the United Kingdom said.

The charges against Partey, 32, subordinate to complaints received from 3 women, with the offences reported to person taken spot betwixt 2021-2022, according to a connection connected Friday by London’s Metropolitan Police.

The 5 rape charges subordinate to 2 antithetic women, portion the intersexual battle complaint relates to a 3rd woman.

“Our precedence remains providing enactment to the women who person travel forward,” said Detective Superintendent Andy Furphy of the Metropolitan Police.

“We would inquire anyone who has been impacted by this case, oregon anyone who has information, to talk with our team,” helium added.

Police said the probe was opened successful February 2022 erstwhile they archetypal received a study of rape.

Partey’s absorption did not instantly respond to media requests for comment.

The footballer is owed to look astatine London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court connected August 5.

Partey, a Ghana international, formerly played arsenic a midfielder for the English Premier League shot club, Arsenal.

He is simply a escaped cause aft his declaration expired astatine the extremity of past season.

Partey was signed by Arsenal from Atletico Madrid for 50 cardinal euros ($59m) successful October 2020 and became a cardinal subordinate of Arsenal’s archetypal team.

He was archetypal arrested successful July 2022, though helium was not named astatine the clip and continued to play for Arsenal portion investigations continued.