{"id":71,"date":"2026-02-21T10:59:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T10:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=71"},"modified":"2026-02-21T10:59:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T10:59:45","slug":"thomas-charged-with-two-new-counts-of-rape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=71","title":{"rendered":"Thomas charged with two new counts of rape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div dtm-region=\"articulo_es_futbol_cuerpo_none_none_none\">\n<p class=\"\">More problems for <b>Thomas<\/b> <b>Partey<\/b>. Once it was known last July that the now Villarreal player had been accused of <b>five counts of rape<\/b> y <b>one count of sexual assault<\/b> by the British authorities, the <b>Crown Prosecution Service<\/b> British has also accused the Ghanaian footballer of <b>32 years<\/b> of <b>two new rape charges<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">These new facts, independent of the other six for which Thomas Partey is already being tried in the United Kingdom, \u201care related to a <b>independent complaint<\/b> of non-recent crimes committed in <b>2020<\/b> that involve another woman and are the result of a new investigation by the <b>Metropolitan Police<\/b>\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"a_m\" id=\"art-img-RYZCBHF65JIURDTK4RWWEOBEJI\"><span class=\"a_m_w\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/RYZCBHF65JIURDTK4RWWEOBEJI.jpg?auth=b823b3d88458ebaeaf5c1c5c4a80863ce649f1b96dc801294fcd722c33fd322d&amp;width=375\" alt=\"Thomas charged with two new counts of rape\" height=\"2544\" width=\"3808\" sizes=\"auto, \n    (min-width: 1192px) 760px,\n    (min-width: 768px) 725px,\n    100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/RYZCBHF65JIURDTK4RWWEOBEJI.jpg?auth=b823b3d88458ebaeaf5c1c5c4a80863ce649f1b96dc801294fcd722c33fd322d&amp;width=375 375w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/RYZCBHF65JIURDTK4RWWEOBEJI.jpg?auth=b823b3d88458ebaeaf5c1c5c4a80863ce649f1b96dc801294fcd722c33fd322d&amp;width=640 640w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/RYZCBHF65JIURDTK4RWWEOBEJI.jpg?auth=b823b3d88458ebaeaf5c1c5c4a80863ce649f1b96dc801294fcd722c33fd322d&amp;width=760 760w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/RYZCBHF65JIURDTK4RWWEOBEJI.jpg?auth=b823b3d88458ebaeaf5c1c5c4a80863ce649f1b96dc801294fcd722c33fd322d&amp;width=1200 1200w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/RYZCBHF65JIURDTK4RWWEOBEJI.jpg?auth=b823b3d88458ebaeaf5c1c5c4a80863ce649f1b96dc801294fcd722c33fd322d&amp;width=1440 1440w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/RYZCBHF65JIURDTK4RWWEOBEJI.jpg?auth=b823b3d88458ebaeaf5c1c5c4a80863ce649f1b96dc801294fcd722c33fd322d&amp;width=1920 1920w\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"ai ai-resize\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 48 48\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-resize\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"a_m_p \"><span class=\"\">Villarreal player Thomas Partey leaves Westminster Magistrates&#8217; Court.<\/span><span class=\"a_m_m\">Hannah McKay<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">Thomas Partey, who at the beginning of August 2025 appeared at the <b>Westminster Magistrates&#8217; Court<\/b>denying all the accusations against him and obtaining release on conditional bail, will have to appear again in said Court next <b>Friday March 13<\/b> in relation to the new accusations. On that occasion, the Ghanaian pleaded not guilty for some alleged crimes, which had taken place between <b>2021<\/b> y <b>2022<\/b>related to <b>three different women<\/b>. The footballer then denied having raped two of them and sexually assaulted a third.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The new accusations, which were first reported in <b>August 2025<\/b>expand a case that will be tried at the end of this year. In mid-September, after the third hearing held at the <b>Southwark Crown Court<\/b> (Southwark Criminal Court), it was announced that the trial on five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault will take place on <b>November 2, 2026<\/b>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"a_rel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"a_rel_t\">\n<header class=\"a_rel_h\">\n<h2 class=\"a_rel_t\" id=\"a_rel_t\">Related news<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"a_rel_b\">\n<div class=\"s\" data-tb-region-item=\"\">\n<figure class=\"s_m\"><span class=\"s_m_w\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/V3JOV444SVMCXAZVWIRLKV6YZI.jpg?auth=d37393a0ae8fcf80b0c09bd5d042dfb6c2f8ea07191974bea5e48b1806cbba41&amp;width=240&amp;height=240&amp;focal=1313%2C335\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\" sizes=\"auto, \n    (min-width: 1000px) 270px,\n    120px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/V3JOV444SVMCXAZVWIRLKV6YZI.jpg?auth=d37393a0ae8fcf80b0c09bd5d042dfb6c2f8ea07191974bea5e48b1806cbba41&amp;width=120&amp;height=120&amp;focal=1313%2C335 120w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/V3JOV444SVMCXAZVWIRLKV6YZI.jpg?auth=d37393a0ae8fcf80b0c09bd5d042dfb6c2f8ea07191974bea5e48b1806cbba41&amp;width=240&amp;height=240&amp;focal=1313%2C335 240w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/V3JOV444SVMCXAZVWIRLKV6YZI.jpg?auth=d37393a0ae8fcf80b0c09bd5d042dfb6c2f8ea07191974bea5e48b1806cbba41&amp;width=270&amp;height=152&amp;focal=1313%2C335 270w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/V3JOV444SVMCXAZVWIRLKV6YZI.jpg?auth=d37393a0ae8fcf80b0c09bd5d042dfb6c2f8ea07191974bea5e48b1806cbba41&amp;width=540&amp;height=304&amp;focal=1313%2C335 540w\" loading=\"lazy\" data-tb-thumbnail=\"\"\/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"s\" data-tb-region-item=\"\">\n<figure class=\"s_m\"><span class=\"s_m_w\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/LZFZLZMWHZG5JNTM3NICZKEKMI.jpg?auth=0b237b5f34dbb25bd18fdd6a9ce98f09b3fbcdb451f14b57a3949fe8c35cc43a&amp;width=240&amp;height=240&amp;focal=1136%2C341\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\" sizes=\"auto, \n    (min-width: 1000px) 270px,\n    120px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/LZFZLZMWHZG5JNTM3NICZKEKMI.jpg?auth=0b237b5f34dbb25bd18fdd6a9ce98f09b3fbcdb451f14b57a3949fe8c35cc43a&amp;width=120&amp;height=120&amp;focal=1136%2C341 120w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/LZFZLZMWHZG5JNTM3NICZKEKMI.jpg?auth=0b237b5f34dbb25bd18fdd6a9ce98f09b3fbcdb451f14b57a3949fe8c35cc43a&amp;width=240&amp;height=240&amp;focal=1136%2C341 240w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/LZFZLZMWHZG5JNTM3NICZKEKMI.jpg?auth=0b237b5f34dbb25bd18fdd6a9ce98f09b3fbcdb451f14b57a3949fe8c35cc43a&amp;width=270&amp;height=152&amp;focal=1136%2C341 270w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/LZFZLZMWHZG5JNTM3NICZKEKMI.jpg?auth=0b237b5f34dbb25bd18fdd6a9ce98f09b3fbcdb451f14b57a3949fe8c35cc43a&amp;width=540&amp;height=304&amp;focal=1136%2C341 540w\" loading=\"lazy\" data-tb-thumbnail=\"\"\/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"\">From his first appearance, the <b>release on bail<\/b> that was granted to Thomas Partey last summer means that <b>can&#8217;t get in touch<\/b> with any of the three alleged victims and must <b>notify<\/b> to the <b>Police<\/b> any permanent change of address or <b>international travel<\/b>. 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