Wednesday, August 6, 2025 - Former Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Partey, has been allowed to move to Spain and sign for Villarreal after being granted bail over five r@pe charges against two women.
The 32-year-old, who was charged four days after leaving the
north London club when his contract expired back in June, appeared at
Westminster Magistrates' Court this morning to face five counts of r@pe and one
count of s£xual assault.
He is accused of two counts of r@pe against one woman and
three counts against another. The s£xual ass@ult allegation relates to a third
woman, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.
The court heard that Partey allegedly raped one of the women
three times at his home in Hertfordshire. He is also accused of attacking one
of the woman at a resort in Spain.
He was granted conditional bail and will appear at Crown
Court on September 2. Partey spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and gave
his address.
Prosecutor Jocelyn Ledward, KC, said: 'He's charged with six
sexual offences, five of r@pe, one of s£xual ass@ult. He was first arrested in
relation to two of the charges on 4 July 2022 and released under investigation
on 2 August 2023.
'He has attended, during the course of the past three years
three voluntary interviews. A postal requisition was sent on 4 July 2025
requiring his attendance today for a first appearance.
'Five of the offences, the charges of r@pe, are indictable
only offences and the only possibility for this court is to send them to the
crown court.
On the sexual assault allegation, she said: 'The complainant
attended Mr Partey's address and he sexually assaulted her by lying on top of
her, trying to kiss her and touching her all over her body over clothing
without consent.
'She tried to push him off and after a couple of minutes he
stopped.
His bail conditions state he cannot contact any of the three
women and must notify police of any permanent changes of address or
international travel.
Protesters held up a sign criticising Arsenal's alleged
handling of the case when he arrived at court. It read: 'Arsenal said: 'We do
the right thing'. Then did nothing.'
The alleged offences took place between 2021 and 2022. The
Metropolitan Police said it first received reports of an allegation of rape in
February 2022.
The CPS said the charges came after it 'carefully reviewed a
comprehensive file of evidence' during an extensive three-year probe.
'Thomas Partey denies all the charges against him,' his lawyer Jenny Wiltshire
said.
'He has fully cooperated with the police and CPS throughout
their three-year investigation. He now welcomes the opportunity to finally
clear his name. Given that there are now ongoing legal proceedings, my client
is unable to comment further.'
His first appearance in court came as he finalises a move to
Spanish club Villarreal.
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