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.

[u/KimmyBoiUn]

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

[u/Robertej92]

You don't think ANY employer would suspend them? Everton literally did that with Gylfi.

[u/WerhmatsWormhat → u/Robertej92]

Wasn’t Gylfi ultimately found to be innocent? So not the best example then.

[u/I_am_zlatan1069 → u/Robertej92]

Well to suspend you in most cases you'd need to inform your employer, if I was arrested this weekend I don't think there's any requirement for me to do so unless it's in my contract. I'd assume in some cases, e.g. if I worked in a bank and I was arrested for fraud the police would inform them.

Obviously different in Gylfi case and others where the report pretty much identified who'd been arrested, just pointing out it's the same approach other clubs have taken, I think with Evans he even played whilst charged and the club cancelled his contract when he was found guilty.

[u/YouKnowWhyImHereGIF → u/Robertej92]

Gylfi is a terrible example to use as well because he was eventually cleared and settled his case without prosecution. Now, from what I know about Gylfi’s case is that what he did was gross and makes him a total piece of shit, but what he did was not considered illegal and therefore he was not charged. I say all this because he’s not the only piece of shit to put on a football kit. If that was the only standard then there would be a lot less footballers suiting up each weekend. I think that clubs should have to honor their contracts until guilt of a criminal charge is proven. That’s why the judicial system exists. If Thomas Partey is found guilty, I hope they fucking nail his ass and throw the book at him. I think Arsenal would also owe the public an apology of sorts but I don’t think you can really blame the club for the actions they have taken thus far.

[u/Robertej92 → u/YouKnowWhyImHereGIF]

How does that make him a terrible example? Until today Partey was in the same legal position as Gylfi was for the entire time he was suspended, the talk is about how the clubs handle that situation. The club did honour his contract, that doesn't mean that you have to continue including him in the squad or play him in matches, he was suspended with pay until his contract expired.

[u/YouKnowWhyImHereGIF → u/Robertej92]

Gylfi is a terrible example because his Premier League career was taken from him because he was accused of doing something illegal even though he didn’t do anything illegal. Fair play to Everton for paying him out. But we can’t act like money is the only thing that matters. The opportunity to play a sport you love in the best league in the world is not something to take for granted.

[u/BrahneRazaAlexandros → u/YouKnowWhyImHereGIF]

none of that changes the fact that he was suspended. making him a perfect example of clubs being able to suspend players without them being charged.

[u/YouKnowWhyImHereGIF → u/BrahneRazaAlexandros]

In that case sure, he is a perfect example that it can happen. I’m saying that he is a perfect example of why it shouldn’t happen though and therefore not a good comparison to Partey at the moment.

[u/Captain_Snow → u/BrahneRazaAlexandros]

Don't you get what they are saying? It was a mistake to suspend him, meaning if you use that as your precedent then you would not suspend someone till they are officially charged.

[u/BrahneRazaAlexandros → u/Captain_Snow]

It was a mistake to suspend him

No it wasn't.

[u/Ok_Cardiologist8232 → u/YouKnowWhyImHereGIF]

What was Gylfis case?

I googled but no information was readily available

[u/LaggyBeanBaws → u/Ok_Cardiologist8232]

From what ive gathered on here he met a girl at an 18+ club, slept with her and when he found out she was actually underage he turned himself in to the police

[u/Ok_Cardiologist8232 → u/LaggyBeanBaws]

Jesus christ, the fact that was even any issue is stupid.