Former Arsenal star Thomas Partey arrives at court for rape hearing after being charged with five counts against two women
Partey, 32, faces five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault after alleged offences between 2021 and 2022, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
His lawyer previously said he 'denies all the charges against him', adding that he welcomed 'the opportunity to finally clear his name'.
Partey, a Ghanaian international, was charged four days after leaving Arsenal when his contract ran down at the end of June.
He has been accused of two counts of rape against one woman and three counts of rape against another. The sexual assault allegation relates to a third woman.
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