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Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey’s trial on rape charges will now not start until June next year, a judge has ruled.<\/p>\n
The 32-year-old Ghanaian faces allegations of rape and sexual assault by four different women, who accuse him over incidents between 2020 and 2022.<\/p>\n
He was originally due to face the charges in a trial at Southwark Crown Court in November.<\/p>\n
But on Thursday, Mr Justice Bennathan agreed to a delay and ordered that the trial – due to last up to eight weeks – will now start on June 8, 2027.<\/p>\n
Partey, 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
In February this year, it was announced that Partey had been charged with two additional rape allegations dating back to December 2020.<\/p>\n
The footballer has appeared previously in the dock to plead not guilty to all charges – seven counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.<\/p>\n
The midfielder, who previously lived in Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, joined Arsenal from Atletico Madrid in 2020 in a transfer worth around \u00a345m, before he left the club in June last year.<\/p>\n
He is expected to face England in the World Cup this summer, as a part of the Ghana national side.<\/p>\n
Partey is on bail during the legal proceedings, with a condition that he does not contact alleged victims.<\/p>\n
The next hearing in his case has been set for October 2.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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