Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) footballer Achraf Hakimi is to stand trial over allegations of raping a young woman, his lawyer and a French prosecutor told AFP on Tuesday.
The accusation dates back to February 2023, when a 24-year-old woman reported to police in Val-de-Marne, southeast of Paris, that Hakimi had raped her.
The 27-year-old Moroccan international, who played a key role in Morocco’s historic run to the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, denies any wrongdoing.
“Today, a rape accusation is enough to justify a trial, even though I contest it and everything proves that it is false,” Hakimi wrote on X on Tuesday. “I await this trial calmly, which will allow the truth to come out publicly.”
Hakimi’s lawyer, Fanny Colin, confirmed that a trial had been ordered.
She said: “A trial has been ordered on the basis of an accusation that rests solely on the word of a woman who obstructed all investigations, refused all medical examinations and DNA tests, refused to allow her mobile phone to be examined, and refused to give the name of a key witness.”
According to police sources, the plaintiff said she met Hakimi in January 2023 via Instagram and visited his home in a taxi arranged by the player.
She alleged that Hakimi kissed her, touched her without consent, and then raped her. She claimed she managed to push him away and contacted a friend, who picked her up.
PSG coach Luis Enrique, asked about the matter ahead of the Champions League play-off second leg against Monaco, said: “This matter is in the hands of the authorities.”
The plaintiff’s lawyer, Rachel-Flore Pardo, welcomed the news that the case would proceed to trial.
She said the judiciary had been exemplary in handling the case but added that its general treatment “shows there are still areas where the #MeToo movement has not yet breached the sound barrier, chiefly in men’s football.”
Hakimi, born in Spain to a Moroccan mother, began his professional career at Real Madrid, making his senior debut in 2017. He subsequently played for Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan before joining PSG in 2021.
He was also a standout performer for Morocco during the Africa Cup of Nations, where the host team reached the final but lost in a controversial climax to Senegal.
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