French prosecutors open rape investigation into Morocco's Achraf Hakimi

AFP , Monday 27 Feb 2023

French prosecutors on Monday opened an investigation into alleged rape by Paris Saint-Germain full-back Achraf Hakimi, a source close to the case said.

Achraf Hakimi
File Photo: Paris Saint-Germain s Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League 1st round day 6 group H football match between Juventus Turin and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Juventus stadium in Turin, taken on November 2, 2022. AFP

 

A 24-year-old woman has accused the Moroccan international of raping her at his home in a Paris suburb on February 25.

According to the source, confirming an article in the Parisien newspaper, the woman reported the incident at a police station on Sunday but did not file charges.

The public prosecutor's office handling the case in Nanterre declined to comment, but complained to AFP that "information already made public" in the media "undermined the necessary investigations to find out the truth".

Hakimi was part of the Morocco team that finished fourth in the World Cup in Qatar.

Born in Madrid, his penalty secured a 3-0 shoot-out win over Spain to steer Morocco into uncharted territory, with the north African side going on to become the first from the Arab world to reach the last four at a World Cup.

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