{"id":679,"date":"2025-08-06T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=679"},"modified":"2025-08-06T00:33:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T00:33:18","slug":"ex-arsenal-player-partey-granted-bail-on-rape-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=679","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Arsenal player Partey granted bail on rape charges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey was granted conditional bail on Tuesday after appearing in a London court on rape and sexual assault charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 32-year-old Ghana international has been charged with five counts of rape against two women and one count of sexual assault against a third woman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yemi Alade - Tomorrow (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G4u2yMsPdG8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The alleged offences took place between 2021 and 2022, when he was an Arsenal player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Partey was charged on July 4, four days after leaving the Gunners when his contract expired at the end of June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The midfielder stood with his arms behind his back in the dock at Westminster Magistrates\u2019 Court on Tuesday, wearing a black zip-neck jumper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The footballer showed no reaction as the charges were read out and was not asked to enter any pleas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Partey\u2019s lawyer Jenny Wiltshire previously said Partey \u201cdenies all the charges against him\u201d, adding he welcomed \u201cthe opportunity to finally clear his name\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under his bail conditions he cannot contact any of the three women and must notify police of any permanent changes of address or international travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reports in recent days have linked Partey with a move to La Liga club Villarreal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As bail conditions were discussed in court, chief magistrate Paul Goldspring said: \u201cI understand he\u2019s no longer employed in this country and playing in Spain now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Partey is due to appear at London\u2019s Old Bailey court on September 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for Arsenal Supporters Against Sexual Violence said the group was \u201cprofoundly disappointed\u201d in the London club over their handling of the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking outside court, Honor Barber told the PA news agency: \u201cWe never wanted to be in a situation where the club that we love and the club that has values that we believe in was playing, week-in, week-out, a player who is now facing court appearances on six counts of sexual violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe protested outside almost every home game last season because we wanted to disrupt the wall of silence that the club has put up around this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barber said the group wanted the club to publish their sexual violence policies, \u201csuspend anyone under investigation for sexual offences\u201d and \u201cproperly support the survivors\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>British police said they first received reports of an allegation of rape in February 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Partey joined Arsenal for \u00a345 million ($60 million) from Atletico Madrid in October 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He appeared 52 times for the Gunners last season, scoring four goals. 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