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Judge Orders Paris Saint-Germain’s Achraf Hakimi to Stand Trial on Rape Charges
Hakimi denies 2023 rape allegation and his lawyer plans to appeal; the Nanterre prosecutor recommended trial after preliminary charges were filed in March 2023.
- Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi has been ordered to stand trial in a rape case, though he has denied any wrongdoing.
- Hakimi said on X that he 'calmly awaits' a trial that 'will allow the truth to emerge publicly', and questioned the basis for the trial order.
- The woman's lawyer said the handling of the case highlights that 'there remain environments where the Me Too movement has yet to break the sound barrier, chief among them the world of men's professional football.
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Hakimi Speaks As He Prepares For Alleged Rape Trial
Achraf Hakimi is set to go on trial for alleged rape in France. The case stems from a 2023 allegation against the Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain defender. A woman accused the Spanish-born defender of raping her at his home in the Paris when she was aged 24. Hakimi, however, denied the allegations, and a preliminary investigation was initiated March 2023 by the public prosecutor’s office in Nanterre. Hakimi therefore disclosed that he would go o…
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Boston HeraldBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Paris Saint-Germain's Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi will stand trial in a rape case, lawyers told The Associated Press. Hakimi's lawyer, Fanny Colin, said Tuesday she will appeal the judge's decision, which followed the recommendations of the Nanterre prosecutor's office, which last August requested that the player be tried. Colin indicated that a trial date has not yet been set. Rachel-Flore Pardo, who represents the plain…
The PSG player Achraf Hakimi will face a trial for the rape charge carried out by a woman in March 2023, as requested by the Prosecutor's Office of the Parisian town of Nanterre who asks for 15 years in prison. Pending confirmation of the date on which it will begin, a French region criminal court determined the start of the hearings.The Moroccan candidate had been formally charged with rape in early 2023 by a woman who filed a complaint at the …
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