When club officials had to discuss the rape allegations against one of their key players. If they had the meetings, of course. You presume they did. But we don’t know for certain.
But say they did have meetings: who was involved? What did they weigh up? Did they list the pros and cons of keeping him?
Who knew what? When did they know? Why did they decide to keep playing him?
We know that after the file was passed to the CPS in January, the club decided to offer him a new contract. Mikel Arteta, the manager, confirmed it.
Did the allegations of multiple rapes come into consideration when club officials discussed the prospect? Did anyone, at any point, suggest that maybe this wasn’t a good idea?
Arteta insists he is ‘100 per cent’ comfortable with Arsenal’s handling of the case (Photo: Getty)“The club was very clear in its statement,” Arteta said while on tour in Singapore last month. “There are a lot of legal matters that are very complicated so I cannot comment on any of that.”
Arteta was pressed on whether he was comfortable with the processes followed. “100 per cent, yes,” he replied.
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“He now welcomes the opportunity to finally clear his name. Given that there are now ongoing legal proceedings, my client is unable to comment further.”
But, also, let’s not pretend this is such a simple equation. It is highly complicated when those accused are public figures or in positions of responsibility. This is an issue full of grey areas.
Like all players, Partey signed a standard Premier League contract with Arsenal. His contract could be terminated if he was convicted of a criminal offence imprisonable for three months or more, so not applicable in this case as Partey was not even charged until after his contract expired.
Partey arrives at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday morning (Photo: Getty)“This is a high-bar and would have probably meant that Arsenal would have needed to demonstrate that the player ‘knowingly or recklessly’ did something ‘which is likely to bring the club or the game of football into disrepute’,” Leaf says.
“It is unknown whether the process was followed in this particular case but, based on advising other clients on disciplinary-related matters, I would be surprised if Arsenal did not at least take this step to try to ascertain and establish more of the relevant details relating to the allegations.”
“Pending the outcome of the appeal, the club could have suspended the player for up to six weeks and without pay, if the club’s board of directors decided to do so, as well as banning the player from the club’s property, such as the stadium and training ground,” Leaf says.
“The overarching principle of a person being ‘innocent until proven guilty’ is extremely relevant here.
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That said, other professions and industries, such as the Church, have suspended those accused before charges were brought.
You could argue that removing Partey from the playing squad would have inadvertently given away his identity after initial news stories were published with scant details of a Premier League footballer being arrested in north London.
And, regardless, that argument of privacy was significantly weakened when it soon became known, on social media, who the player was. It wasn’t hard to find.
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