Paris St-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi says he’s set to face trial after an allegation of rape was made towards him.
A 24-year-old girl has accused the Morocco full-back of raping her at his residence within the French capital in 2023. He denies the allegations.
The general public prosecutor’s workplace in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris, started a preliminary investigation in March 2023.
“At this time, a rape accusation is sufficient to justify a trial,” Hakimi posted on X, exterior.
“That is as unjust to the harmless as it’s to the real victims. I calmly await this trial, which can enable the reality to come back out publicly.”
No date has been set for the trial.
BBC Sport has contacted the Nanterre prosecutor’s workplace for remark.
Paris St-Germain host Monaco within the second leg of their Champions League knockout spherical play-off tie on Wednesday.
Hakimi was named in PSG’s preliminary squad, revealed final Tuesday.
The 27-year-old was born in Spain however represents Morocco and has made 194 appearances for Paris St-Germain, successful the Champions League and Ligue 1 titles final season.
His performances noticed him honoured on the Finest Fifa Soccer Awards ceremony held in Paris on Monday night, the place he was named within the Fifpro males’s world crew of the yr.
He was additionally a key participant as Morocco made historical past by reaching the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar in 2022, the primary African facet to take action.
