Morocco captain and Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi is set to stand trial in France after prosecutors confirmed legal proceedings over a rape allegation dating back to 2023. According to reports in French media, the 27-year-old recently failed in an appeal seeking to have the case dismissed.
Morocco captain and Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi is set to stand trial in France after prosecutors confirmed legal proceedings over a rape allegation dating back to 2023. According to reports in French media, the 27-year-old recently failed in an appeal seeking to have the case dismissed.
A 24-year-old woman accused Hakimi of raping her at his home near Paris in February 2023. French authorities opened a preliminary investigation the following month, and an investigating judge ordered a trial in February 2026.
Hakimi has consistently denied the allegations. In a statement posted on social media on Friday, the Morocco international said he had remained silent for years because he trusted the judicial process.
"The justice system looked me in the eye and said, 'If you weren't famous, there would never have been a case,'" Hakimi wrote. He added that he was now "eagerly awaiting" the trial and hoped to finally tell his side of the story.
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