LONDON, United Kingdom, Jul 4 – Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has been charged with 5 counts of rape and one rely of sexual assault.
The offences are reported to have taken place between 2021-2022, the Metropolitan Police mentioned.
The costs contain three girls with two counts of rape relating to 1 girl, three counts of rape in connection to a second girl and one rely of sexual assault linked to a 3rd girl.
The contract of the 32-year-old footballer, from Hertfordshire, ended with Arsenal on Monday after taking part in with the workforce since 2020. BBC News has contacted the workforce for remark.
The costs observe an investigation by detectives, which began in February 2022 after police first acquired a report of rape.
Det Supt Andy Furphy, who’s main the investigation, mentioned: “Our precedence stays offering assist to the ladies who’ve come ahead.
“We would ask anybody who has been impacted by this case, or anybody who has info, to talk with our workforce. You can contact detectives about this investigation by emailing [email protected]”
Mr Partey is predicted to seem at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 5 August.
He joined Arsenal for £45.3m from Atletico Madrid in October 2020, made 35 top-flight appearances final season and scored 4 objectives because the London membership completed second within the Premier League.
He additionally performed 12 occasions within the Champions League because the Gunners reached the semi-finals earlier than being knocked out by eventual winners Paris St-Germain.
Overall, he made 130 Premier League appearances for Mikel Arteta’s facet, scoring 9 objectives.
