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Achraf Hakimi: Serious allegations against the soccer professional
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Moroccan soccer player Achraf Hakimi from Paris St. Germain (PSG) is officially accused of rape.
This has been confirmed by the public prosecutor's office in Nanterre.
The 24-year-old ex-Dortmunder was accused by a woman of the same age of raping her in his house last Saturday.
She did not file a complaint, but due to the seriousness of the allegation, the public prosecutor's office took action.
Hakimi is now under official supervision, he is not allowed to contact the alleged victim.
However, he is allowed to leave French territory.
Hakimi was present at PSG training in the morning, next Wednesday (9 p.m. / DAZN) Paris will play in the second leg of the eighth final at FC Bayern Munich.
»My client stands by all of these statements«
According to the Reuters news agency, Hakimi's lawyer had announced after the allegations became known that the rape allegations were false.
Your client will cooperate with the authorities.
The player's advisor and PSG had not responded to a request from SPIEGEL earlier in the week.
The woman's lawyer told AFP: "My client stands by all of these statements.
She has chosen to speak only to the judiciary and does not wish to publicize the case, particularly to protect her safety.”
Full-back Hakimi has been with PSG since 2021.
From 2018 to 2020 he was in the service of Borussia Dortmund.
With Morocco he reached the semi-finals as captain at the World Cup in Qatar.
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