French prosecutors have asked that Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi stand trial over an alleged rape in 2023, a charge the Moroccan international denies.
The prosecutor’s office in Nanterre said on Friday that it had requested the investigating judge to send the case to a criminal court. The final decision now rests with the judge.
Hakimi, 26, was a key figure in PSG’s Champions League-winning run earlier this year, scoring in the 5-0 victory over Inter Milan in the final. He also helped Morocco reach the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup.
The player was formally charged in March 2023 after a 24-year-old woman accused him of rape. She told police that Hakimi had invited her to his home in Boulogne-Billancourt on February 25, 2023, while his wife and children were away.
According to investigators, Hakimi paid for her taxi to his residence, where she alleged he made unwanted advances and then raped her.
Although the woman did not file a formal complaint, prosecutors moved ahead with charges. The two are said to have first connected through Instagram in January 2023.
Hakimi has denied any wrongdoing.
