Former Arsenal and current Villarreal midfielder Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to five charges of rape and two counts of sexual assault over the period of 2021 and 2022. The 32-year-old appeared in court on Wednesday morning in London.
Partey, who left the Gunners after five years in July at the end of his contract, was charged in June, and signed for Villarreal in August. That occurred two days after he was granted bail by the Crown Court in the United Kingdom.
The Ghana international remained behind after the Yellow Submarine’s 1-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur, in order to attend his court summons. According to The Athletic, Partey pled not guilty to all charges brought by the two victims involved. The hearing took place at Southwark Crown Court, and the trial has been set for the second of November at the same place. Partey’s lawyers had previously indicated that they would be denying all charges, and ‘welcomed the chance to finally clear his name’.
Source: All football