Overview

• Partey entered not guilty pleas at Southwark Crown Court to five counts of rape involving two women and one count of sexual assault involving a third.
• The alleged offences date to April 2021–June 2022 during his time at Arsenal, with the Metropolitan Police first receiving a report in February 2022.
• Judge Christopher Hehir listed a six-to-eight-week trial for November 2026, citing Crown Court backlogs in setting the timetable.
• Bail conditions bar contact with the complainants and require 24-hour notice for international travel, while allowing him to continue playing for Villarreal.
• Partey came on as a late substitute in Villarreal’s 1-0 defeat at Tottenham the night before the hearing and was loudly booed by home fans, as the club maintains a presumption-of-innocence stance amid ongoing supporter protests.