PARIS, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Moroccan soccer player Achraf Hakimi is to face trial for rape, the defender, who plays for Paris St Germain and the Moroccan national squad, said in a social media post on Tuesday. He denies the allegation.
«Today, a rape accusation is enough to justify a trial, even though I deny it and everything proves it’s false,» Hakimi said in a post on X. «This is as unjust to the innocent as it is to the genuine victims. I calmly await this trial, which will allow the truth to come out publicly.»
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The Nanterre prosecutor’s office had opened an investigation in 2023 after an allegation of rape was made against him.
The prosecutor did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Inti Landauro; Editing by Alex Richardson)
