Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey charged with rape
The 32-year-old, of Hertfordshire, has also been charged with one count of sexual assault.
Two of the counts of rape relate to one woman, three counts relate to a second woman, and the one count of sexual assault relates to a third woman.
The incidents are alleged to have taken place between 2021 and 2022.
He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 5 August.
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