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ormer Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has been granted conditional bail after appearing in court on rape and sexual assault charges.
The Ghanaian midfielder, 32, has been charged with five counts of rape against two women, as well as a charge of sexual assault against a third woman.Partey stood with his arms behind his back in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, wearing a black zip-neck jumper. His bail conditions include that he cannot contact any of the three women and must notify police of any permanent changes of address or international travel.As bail conditions were discussed in court, Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring said: “I understand he’s no longer employed in this country and playing in Spain now.”He was charged four days after leaving Arsenal when his contract expired at the end of June.
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