{"id":2515,"date":"2026-04-13T16:17:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2515"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:17:17","slug":"ex-arsenal-star-thomas-partey-pleads-not-guilty-to-two-new-allegations-of-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=2515","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Arsenal star Thomas Partey pleads not guilty to two new allegations of rape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_a89eb2\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Thomas Partey, the Ghana midfielder who spent five years at Arsenal, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Monday over two allegations of rape<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">14:22, 13 Apr 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 15:55, 13 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"commercial-video-box\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"primis\" data-tmdatatrack-index=\"1\" data-tmdatatrack-id=\"primis\" class=\"sc-37fdd539-0 lgAJqw\">\n<div class=\"sc-a0234a37-0 deyxoi\">\n<section>\n<div class=\"PrimisPlayer_primis-container-lead__uRu_T\" data-testid=\"primis-player-lead\"><span class=\"PrimisPlayer_headline__EYzoH\">Ghanaian footballer Thomas Partey arrives at court<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has pleaded not guilty to two new allegations of rape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The 32-year-old midfielder appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Monday to deny twice raping a woman in London on a day in December 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The star, who left Arsenal for Villarreal last summer, was charged in July last year with five counts of rape and one allegation of sexual assault, dating back to 2021 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He previously pleaded not guilty to those charges, and a trial was set for November this year.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div 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Crown Court on Monday\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The former Arsenal midfielder was at Southwark Crown Court on Monday<cite aria-label=\"Image: Ian Vogler \/ Daily Mirror\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Ian Vogler \/ Daily Mirror)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The two new rape charges were announced in February this year, and on Monday Judge Tony Baumgartner, the Recorder of Westminster, agreed for all the allegations to be tried together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But he warned Partey and lawyers in the case that the trial could now be delayed until January next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In total, the footballer has now pleaded not guilty to seven counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, relating to allegations from four different women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Partey, wearing dark grey trousers, a black jumper over a white shirt, and smart black shoes, spoke to confirm his name and enter the two not guilty pleas during Monday\u2019s hearing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He left the dock with his charcoal grey suit jacket slung over his left shoulder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Partey was absent from Westminster Magistrates\u2019 Court last month when the charges came before a judge for the first time.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37006364\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37006364\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey arrives at Southwark Crown Court\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37006364.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_01KP3EC00X16E9P283YT3YQR8G.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37006364.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_01KP3EC00X16E9P283YT3YQR8G.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37006364.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_01KP3EC00X16E9P283YT3YQR8G.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37006364.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_01KP3EC00X16E9P283YT3YQR8G.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Partey pictured outside court\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Partey pictured outside court<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But his lawyer indicated that not guilty pleas would be entered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Ghanaian midfielder, who previously lived in Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, joined Arsenal from Atletico Madrid in 2020 in a transfer worth around \u00a345 million, before he left the club in June last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He is expected to face England in the World Cup this summer, as an integral part of the Ghana national side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Partey is on bail during the legal proceedings, with a condition that he does not contact alleged victims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The court heard Mr Justice Bennathan is expected to be the trial judge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Partey\u2019s case is next due to be listed in court, for a pre-trial hearing, on May 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A decision will be taken on the exact trial date when the judge has been confirmed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thomas Partey, the Ghana midfielder who spent five years at Arsenal, appeared at Southwark 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