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Former Arsenal subordinate Thomas Partey intends to plead not blameworthy to 2 caller charges of rape, his lawyer told a London tribunal connected Friday (March 13, 2026).
The 32-year-old Ghana midfielder, who present plays for Spanish nine Villarreal, is separately awaiting proceedings connected 5 counts of rape related to 2 women and 1 number of intersexual battle involving a 3rd woman.
The caller charges were brought aft a antithetic pistillate alleged Partey doubly raped her connected the aforesaid time successful December 2020. According to a tribunal proceeding Friday (March 13), the caller allegations arose aft the archetypal acceptable of charges were publicized.
Partey was not required to be Friday's preliminary league astatine Westminster Magistrates’ Court. His lawyer, Emma Fenn, indicated helium intends to plead not blameworthy to some charges. The adjacent tribunal day for the lawsuit is April 10.
Partey pleaded not blameworthy to the archetypal acceptable of charges and faces proceedings successful November astatine Southwark Crown Court. Those alleged offenses were betwixt 2021 and 2022, prosecutors person said.
The midfielder had joined Arsenal successful 2020 from Atletico Madrid.
He was initially charged past July, conscionable days aft his Arsenal declaration expired. Villarreal signed him successful August, 2 days aft helium was granted bail.
Ghana has qualified for the World Cup and is successful the aforesaid radical arsenic England, Croatia and Panama.
Partey played successful 3 World Cup qualifying games successful September and October. He's made much than 50 appearances for Ghana.
