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Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey charged with rape

Former Arsenal football player Thomas Partey has been charged with five counts of rape.

The 32-year-old, of Hertfordshire, has also been charged with one count of sexual assault.

Two of the counts of rape relate to one woman, three counts relate to a second woman, and the one count of sexual assault relates to a third woman.

The incidents are alleged to have taken place between 2021 and 2022.

Metropolitan Police said he is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 5 August.

Partey has just left Arsenal after his contract expired and was said to be attracting interest from clubs including Juventus, Barcelona and Fenerbahce.

The Ghanian player was with at the Emirates for five years after signing from Atletico Madrid and has also played dozens of times for his country.

Source-Sky News

Kudakwashe Tauro

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