*Unclear Now If Wedding Will Go On
Thomas Party was reportedly scheduled to get married today, Saturday, July 5, one day after being charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.
The former Arsenal midfield enforcer has denied all the allegations against him.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the United Kingdom (UK) has authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Partey, who is set to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, August 5.
The former Arsenal midfielder, whose contract expired after five years earlier this week, is alleged to have committed the offences between 2021 and 2022.
A CPS statement shared that two counts of rape are in connection to one female, while the other three counts relate to a second woman.
Partey’s sexual assault charge is linked to a third woman following an investigation that started in 2022.
According to Goal , Partey was scheduled to marry his fiancée, Janine Mackson, in Spain on Saturday, just one day after the charges.
The report claims that the 32-year-old was in Spain on Thursday, July 3, but it was not clear whether the ceremony would be going ahead.
Partey and Mackson, an English model and influencer, got engaged last summer, months after she gave birth to their daughter.
Last month, Mackson shared images on Instagram of what appeared to be a bachelorette party in Ibiza, Spain which Partey liked.
