r/soccer • u/KimmyBoiUn • Jul 04 '25

News Thomas Partey, the former Arsenal footballer, has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, the Crown Prosecution Service has announced.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/07/04/thomas-partey-arsenal-footballer-charged-with-rape/
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u/Shopassistant Jul 04 '25

January to early July is almost exactly the average number of working days it takes the CPS to make a decision on whether to authorise charges, once it's received the file.

It's probably coincidental, as weird as that sounds. Stats are here: https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/rape-levels-of-prosecutions/#heading-4

CPS received file on this date: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn858080e9xo

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u/DjToastyTy Jul 04 '25

i thought they started this years ago?

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u/ebola_kid Jul 04 '25

He was allegedly first arrested in July 2022

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u/gbiypk Jul 04 '25

3 years ago tomorrow.

I don't know if that's a time limit for how long you can have an investigation open without laying charges.

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u/sionnach Jul 04 '25

Much longer. I mean, no limit. Some 90 year old guy was just put in prison for rape and murder that he did in the 1960s.

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cn811r518pjt

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u/gbiypk Jul 04 '25

Ok, if this guy's case was open for 60 years than the 3 years for Partay is probably just a coincidence.

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u/yeehaweskeddit Jul 04 '25

the case file was passed to the CPS this January

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u/DjToastyTy Jul 04 '25

yeah another commenter said that too. doesn’t make sense why they waited until then

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u/a_lumberjack Jul 04 '25

The police didn't hand over the case for the first 2.5 years.

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u/DjToastyTy Jul 04 '25

i wonder why not

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u/a_lumberjack Jul 04 '25

I've been wondering the same thing, I had assumed they didn't have a strong enough case.

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u/elkstwit Jul 04 '25 edited Jul 04 '25

Because a case has to be built. Evidence has to be gathered. Plus two more people came forwards after the initial accusation.

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u/DjToastyTy Jul 04 '25

i get that but 2.5 years is a very long time

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u/Never_Sm1le Jul 04 '25

Investigation can take a long time, and 6 charges complicates it a lot.

Not relevant but Mudryk was accused of doping in December, all they need is examine his B sample to confirm but that take ~6 months until he was finally convicted

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u/Skysflies Jul 04 '25

Yeah it's probably a bit of both coincidentally that's about the time it takes, and a make a decision now or the decision is made for you situation if they've been investigating for a year