Thomas Partey pleads not guilty to two new rape charges

WorldFootball
13 Apr 2026 • 10:06 PM MYT
The Independent
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Thomas Partey pleads not guilty to two new rape charges

  • Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to two new allegations of rape.
  • He denied twice raping a woman in London on a day in December 2020 during an appearance at Southwark Crown Court.
  • These new charges are in addition to five counts of rape against two other women and a sexual assault charge against a third, for alleged offences between 2021 and 2022.
  • All allegations will now be tried together, with the trial potentially delayed until January next year.
  • Partey, who left Arsenal for Spanish side Villarreal last summer, previously gave his address as Potters Bar in Hertfordshire.

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