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Thomas Partey, the former Arsenal footballer, has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced. The bombshell case leaves the Premier League club facing intense criticism for continuing to play him for almost three years in full knowledge of an investigation.

Telegraph Sport had exclusively revealed in July 2022 how a Premier League international had been arrested but only now can his name be published. Partey, 32, was one of the club’s top earners and a key figure in three consecutive title challenges and last season’s run to the Champions League semi-final.

The allegations relate to three separate women who reported incidents which took place between 2021 and 2022. The Ghanaian – whose Arsenal contract expired on Monday – will now appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on Tuesday 5 August 2025.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...ged-with-rape/