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Judge Orders Paris Saint-Germain’s Achraf Hakimi to Stand Trial on Rape Charges
Achraf Hakimi denies the 2023 rape allegation and plans to appeal; prosecutors found sufficient evidence to order trial in the Paris suburbs, his lawyer and officials confirmed.
- On Feb 24, 2026, the Nanterre public prosecutor's office confirmed Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi will stand trial on rape charges.
- After investigators opened a probe in 2023, the accuser, then aged 24, said she met Hakimi via Instagram and went to his Boulogne-Billancourt home on 25 February 2023, leading to preliminary charges in March 2023.
- Fanny Colin argued, `A trial has been ordered on the basis of an accusation that rests solely on the word of a woman who obstructed all investigations, refused all medical examinations and DNA tests, refused to allow her mobile phone to be examined, and refused to give the name of a key witness`, while Hakimi said on social media, `I am calmly awaiting this trial, which will allow the truth to come out publicly`.
- Hakimi remained listed in PSG's squad last Tuesday, and Fanny Colin said she will appeal, with no trial date set, in the case in the hands of the justice system, PSG coach Luis Enrique said.
- Hakimi's profile as a Champions League stalwart highlights that there remain environments where the #MeToo movement has yet to breach the sound barrier, chiefly in men's professional football, as prosecutors pressed charges despite no formal complaint.
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Moroccan defender Ashraf Hakimi, 28, Paris Saint-Germain, will stand trial on charges of sexual assault. The BBC reported on the 24th (Korean time) that a woman claimed she was raped by Hakimi in 2023.
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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