Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been pictured arriving at court this morning charged with five counts of rape against two women.
Partey, 32, faces five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault after alleged offences between 2021 and 2022, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
His lawyer previously said he ‘denies all the charges against him’, adding that he welcomed ‘the opportunity to finally clear his name’.
Partey, a Ghanaian international, was charged four days after leaving Arsenal when his contract ran down at the end of June.
He has been accused of two counts of rape against one woman and three counts of rape against another. The sexual assault allegation relates to a third woman.
More to follow.
