Former Arsenal -midfielder Thomas Peny is accused of five counts of rape and one count of sexual violence by the police in the United Kingdom. The Ghana International is expected in court on Tuesday in August.
Partey, 32, is accused of five counts of rape and one count of sexual violence that is assumed to have taken place in 2021 and 2022, the BBC reports. The incidents concerned three individual women, two of which are reportedly suffered the former five charges, with the third suffering from an alleged sexual attack.
Recently a free agent after leaving Arsenal this week, an investigation was started in 2022, but was only recently completed. The minimum punishment for rape in England is four years, which can go to a life sentence, which is generally 15 years old. In the meantime, sexual attack can make fines up to ten years in prison, depending on the severity of the incident, although such penalties are rarely seen, partly due to a poor conviction rate.
“Our priority continues to support the women who have emerged,” said Detective head inspector Andy Furphy.
“We ask everyone who has been affected by this case, or anyone who has information to talk to our team. You can contact detectives about this study by sending an e -mail to [email protected].”
Pareny started his professional career in Spain and was picked up from the Leganes Academy by Atletico Madrid. He would spend two seasons on loan at RCD Mallorca and Almeria, before he was part of the first team of Atletico in 2015. Pedey spent five years under Diego Simeone for a move of € 50 million to Arsenal in 2020.
Barcelona and Atletico have both been associated with Pedey in recent months, although some interest seemed to have cooled before the charges against the midfielder were set.