The Crown Prosecution Service: Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta remained adamant that the club followed the correct procedure with how they handled the case of club's former midfielder Thomas Partey, who was recently charged on five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault by the Metropolitan Police Service, days after his contract ended with the club.
The incidents are alleged to have taken place between 2021 and 2022. Partey is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on August 5. The investigation into the matter began in 2022. Partey is chargd with two counts of rape relate to one woman, three counts relate to a second woman, and the one count of sexual assault relates to a third woman.
"The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised the Metropolitan Police Service to charge a man after a file of evidence was submitted by detectives. The Met has issued a charge and requisition to Thomas Partey, 32 (13/06/1992), of Hertfordshire, in connection with the following offences: Five counts of rape, one count of sexual assault," read the statement by the Metropolitan Police.
