"Seven charges of sexual crimes alone" Korea in the Korean national team's World Cup, "Shock" with additional victims appearing again... The allegations of additional crimes are also "full denial."

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There is no end to the fall of a midfielder who played for Arsenal in the English Premier League (EPL). Thomas Partey (33, Villarreal) has a fourth victim in addition to the previous sex crime charges.

British media Daily Mail reported on the 14th (Korea time) that "Former Arsenal midfielder Fati appeared at the Southwark Criminal Court and pleaded not guilty to two new rape charges."

Earlier, Fati was already on trial for raping two women and raping a third woman. In February, he reportedly took to court in December 2020 after charges of raping another woman twice in London were added.

Putting together local reports in the UK, prosecutor Arabella McDonald said, "The victim took courage to file a complaint after allegations of sexual crimes in the party became widely known through the media." This brings the party to seven counts of sex offences from the four victims.

In response, Paty's lawyer Jenny Wilshire said: "Paty continues to deny all allegations against her. I have sincerely cooperated with the police investigation," he countered.

However, local public opinion is cold. The party continues to be a soccer player despite the legal battle, causing controversy. Fati, who moved to Villarreal, Spain, after his contract with Arsenal expired in June last year, was controversial as he played in an away match at Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) shortly after his court appearance.

First of all, the party is currently on conditional bail. Therefore, they are playing by notifying the police 24 hours in advance of overseas expeditions and maintaining the condition of not contacting the victims.

However, Spain is also expressing anger at the party's participation in the game. Whenever a party catches the ball during a La Liga game, boos are pouring out. There have even been petitions against recruitment among Villarreal fans.

Nevertheless, coach Marcelino Villarreal is defending the party, saying, "I will focus only on soccer instead of judging players who may be innocent." The party was also recently called up to the Ghanaian national team and played an A-match in March, and is likely to participate in the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup.

Partey joined Arsenal in 2020 with a transfer fee of 45 million pounds (about 78 billion won) from Atletico Madrid and played 167 games in five seasons.

He is also familiar to Korean fans. Fati was Ghana's key midfielder during the 2022 Qatar World Cup and led the team to a 3-2 victory over South Korea in the second round of the group stage.

Fati will face a full-fledged trial at Southwark Criminal Court in November, combining the existing charges with the additional charges. The party maintains its innocence, but it seems that the increasing number of victims and the revelation of specific criminal circumstances continue.

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