Thomas Partey Faces New Rape Charges

0:00On March 13th, former Arsenal midfielder, Thomas Parte, faces two new rape charges from December 2020. The 32-year-old Ghanaian player plans to plead not guilty to both counts involving the same woman in London. He missed Friday's initial hearing at Westminster Magistrate's Court, but was excused by the judge. These fresh allegations surfaced after publicity around his earlier charges hit the news. Parte already denies five other rape counts against two women, plus a sexual assault claim against the third, all from 2021 and 2020. 22. Those cases head to trial at Southward Crown Court this November. The ex-Arsonal star, who joined from Atlético Madrid in 2020 for a big transfer fee, left the club last June and now plays for Villarreal in. Spain, he's earned over 50 caps for Ghana, including at the World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations. On Friday, prosecutors outline the new details and the judge sent them to Crown Court for a hearing on April 10th.

1:02Parte remains on bail, with orders not to contact the alleged victim. He is set to appear next month, while his other legal battles build toward that fall trial, keeping the spotlight on his off-field troubles.