A suspected crime occurred when the Ghanaian defender played for London Club Arsenal in the Premier League.
Released on September 17, 2025
Villarreal midfielder Thomas Party, who appears in a London courthouse, pleaded not guilty to accusations of rape and sexual assault involving three women.
The 32-year-old Ghana International appeared on the dock at South Work Crown Court on Wednesday, confirming his name and date of birth and speaking only to enter into a plea of innocence.
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Partey is charged with five rape and sexually assaulting a third woman between April 2021 and June 2022, in connection with two women. He left the club this summer and signed the Spanish Villaria.
The soccer player will be released on bail prior to the trial listed on November 2, 2026, and will take between six and eight weeks.
He was signed by Atletico Madrid’s Arsenal in 2020 for 50 million euros ($59 million) and became a key member of the first English side of the team before the contract expired at the end of June.
On Tuesday night, Part played for Villarreal in a Champions League match against Arsenal’s bitter rival Tottenham Hotspur. He came as a second half replacement and was booed loudly by Spurs fans every time he touched the ball.
