Ex-Arsenal player Thomas Partey charged with two new counts of rape
The former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey has been charged with further counts of rape.
The Ghanaian footballer, 32, is already facing trial over accusations he raped two women and sexually assaulted a third. Partey denies the allegations.
The Crown Prosecution Service said the new counts come following a new investigation by the Met Police.
The allegations were first reported in August 2025. Partey will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on March 13.
Partey, who now plays for Spanish side Villareal after departing Arsenal last summer, pleaded not guilty to a string of offences last September.
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They included five counts of rape and one charge of sexual assault, allegedly carried out between 2021 and 2022.
Patey, who is due to travel with Ghana to the World Cup this summer, is set to stand trial on November 2.
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