Former Arsenal player Partey charged with rape

Thomas Partey, who formerly played for English Premier League soccer club Arsenal, has been charged with rape and sexual assault, London’s Metropolitan Police said on Friday.

Partey, a Ghana international, was charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, with the charges relating to three women and the offences reported to have taken place between 2021-2022, the statement said.

He is due to appear at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Aug. 5.

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