March 3 – Paris St Germain’s Moroccan worldwide Achraf Hakimi is dealing with a prison investigation in France following an allegation of rape, prosecutors have confirmed.

Hakimi, 24, was questioned by prosecutors on Thursday in reference to accusations from a 24-year-old lady, and subsequently charged.

The Madrid-born participant, who was a key a part of Morocco’s historic run to the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar, was seen at PSG coaching on Friday morning. His lawyer had earlier mentioned the rape accusations had been false, including her consumer could be cooperating with authorities.

Hakimi allegedly paid for his accuser to journey to his home whereas his spouse and kids had been away on vacation. His spouse, actress Hiba Abouk, had reportedly filed for divorce lately.

On Monday, Hakimi, a cornerstone of the Morocco workforce that turned the primary Arab nation to succeed in the final 4 of a World Cup, appeared on the FIFA Greatest awards ceremony in Paris, the place he was named within the Fifpro males’s world workforce of the yr.

Below French legislation, being charged doesn’t essentially imply the case will go to trial. Hakimi has been positioned below police monitoring and was banned from contact with the alleged sufferer, the prosecution workplace mentioned.

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