Why did it take so long?

What? I know a fackload of people who talk about women disrespectfully - there's loads on this site even. Doesn't make them rapists.

comment by We've got Ali (U14842)
posted 7 hours, 10 minutes ago
Man City suspended Mendy who was proven innocent. Arsenal let Partey play and earn while evidence must have been strong against him. Doesn't look good for them.
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Mendy was not proven innocent of anything.

comment by Arshavin's Legacy (U10307)
posted 5 hours, 36 minutes ago
comment by We've got Ali (U14842)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
Man City suspended Mendy who was proven innocent. Arsenal let Partey play and earn while evidence must have been strong against him. Doesn't look good for them.
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A jury deeming that the available evidence has not convinced them of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt is not the same thing as being 'proven innocent'.

Convictions for sexual offences are notoriously low. Research has been done suggesting that around 99% of rapists will never spend a day in prison. Be careful about the language you use.
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Talking of the timing of this announcement being 3 days after Partey’s contract ran out, the head of the CPS, the Attorney General is a pal of Starmer and of course Two Tier Starmer is an Arsenal fan, purely coincidental🤔🤔🤬🤬

Purely a guess but given the timing, it seems likely that the evidence isn't clear enough to make it a simple arrest. Again a guess but the police have pulled the trigger now fearing he'll be leaving the country permanently due to no longer being tied to Arsenal.

Hasn't it been over two years since the accusations surfaced? Given that, it appears this isn't some open and shut case the police are convinced they'll win (this is all irrelevant of actual guilt, I'm talking about likely outcomes/reasons for the timing).

Yeah I get the impression that Arsenal releasing him is forcing their hand. 3 years to build a case up to that point is pretty nuts though.

If I remember rightly, Everton suspended Sigurdsson for something similar, only for the CPS to drop the charges? The club lost a load of cash, and Sigurdsson now plays for a bowl of fish stew and a crusty roll.

The bowl of fish stew is up for debate but yes

comment by GeniusGreaves (U1302)
posted 1 day, 7 hours ago
Talking of the timing of this announcement being 3 days after Partey’s contract ran out, the head of the CPS, the Attorney General is a pal of Starmer and of course Two Tier Starmer is an Arsenal fan, purely coincidental🤔🤔🤬🤬
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I think you are stretching your imagination a bit there Genius, to suggest somehow Kier Starmer is involved with anything Partey got up to. This sounds like something GB News may put out.

It is about the standard time of a case of that nature. Albeit Arsenal would of seeked legal advice and im sure played a part in not renewing his contract.