Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey to plead not guilty to two new charges of rape
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Thomas Partey, former Arsenal player, plans to plead not guilty to new rape charges, his lawyer informs a London court.
Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey intends to plead not guilty to two new charges of rape, his lawyer told a London court on Friday (March 13, 2026).
The 32-year-old Ghana midfielder, who now plays for Spanish club Villarreal, is separately awaiting trial on five counts of rape related to two women and one count of sexual assault involving a third woman.
The new charges were brought after a different woman alleged Partey twice raped her on the same day in December 2020. According to a court hearing Friday (March 13), the new allegations arose after the first set of charges were publicized.
Partey was not required to attend Friday's preliminary session at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. His lawyer, Emma Fenn, indicated he intends to plead not guilty to both charges. The next court date for the case is April 10.
Partey pleaded not guilty to the first set of charges and faces trial in November at Southwark Crown Court. Those alleged offenses were between 2021 and 2022, prosecutors have said.
The midfielder had joined Arsenal in 2020 from Atletico Madrid.
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