Prosecutors in Paris say the participant was indicted by a choose and positioned beneath judicial supervision.
Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has been charged with rape, French prosecutors have mentioned.
The prosecutor’s workplace within the Paris suburb of Nanterre mentioned Hakimi was questioned on Thursday by investigators probing rape allegations. He was then indicted by an investigating choose and positioned beneath judicial supervision.
Hakimi, 24, is prohibited from contacting the alleged sufferer, a 24-year-old girl who says she was raped by Hakimi on Saturday at his dwelling in a Paris suburb. Hakimi is allowed to depart French territory, prosecutors mentioned.
The Madrid-born defender helped Morocco make World Cup historical past final yr by turning into the primary African staff to succeed in the match’s semifinals. He was seen coaching with PSG on Friday.
Prosecutors opened their preliminary investigation on Monday.
Underneath French legislation, being charged doesn't essentially imply the case will go to trial.
Rachel Flore Pardo, the lawyer for the alleged sufferer, informed the AFP information company, “My shopper maintains the whole lot that she mentioned. She made the selection to talk completely to prosecutors and doesn't need the affair to turn into a media concern, primarily to guard her security.”
A PSG spokesman mentioned the membership “provides its assist” to Hakimi and “locations its belief within the justice system”.
The participant’s lawyer Fanny Colin mentioned Hakimi “firmly denies all of the accusations towards him” and that he was the sufferer of “an tried racket”.
She mentioned Hakimi welcomed the cost laid towards him as a result of “he lastly has the chance to defend himself”.
Hakimi appeared on stage on the FIFA Awards in Paris on Monday. He was honoured as a part of the player-voted males’s all-star staff and was greeted by transient, loud applause when launched.
Hakimi got here via the youth system at Actual Madrid earlier than becoming a member of Bundesliga facet Borussia Dortmund in 2018. He went on to make 73 appearances for the German membership.
He moved to Inter Milan in 2020 after which on to PSG in 2021 the place he has established himself as an integral a part of the staff and has struck up an in depth friendship with star ahead Kylian Mbappe.
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