French prosecutors on Monday opened an investigation into the alleged rape of Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi. This was reported by the French media, which are close to the case.
According to a source who spoke to the website’s journalists The Parisian, the young woman reported the rape to the police station on Sunday, but did not press charges. PSG representatives and Hakimi have not publicly responded to the allegations.
The public prosecutor’s office, which is handling the case in Nanterre, declined to comment on it, but the agency AFP it complained that “information that had already been published in the media had tainted the investigation”.
The newspaper Le Parisen claims that Hakimi contacted the young woman on January 16 through the Instagram social network. On the night of Saturday, February 25, a young woman went to the player’s house in Boulogne in an Uber taxi that the PSG player ordered.
In his house, according to the damaged items, things got out of control. The Moroccan footballer allegedly kissed her on the mouth, lifted her dress and kissed her breasts, despite her protests. The victim is said to have finally managed to free herself by pushing him away with her foot. Once she was free, she sent a text message to a friend who came to pick her up.
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The fact that he was obviously alone at home at the weekend also speaks against Hakimi. According to social media posts, his wife was on holiday in Dubai with their two children.
Hakimi is a very popular soccer player. He was a member of the Moroccan team that finished fourth at the World Championships in Qatar. Hakimi was named in the FIFPro Football Team of the Year at the FIFA Awards ceremony late on Monday night.
Sexual harassment is also behind the end of a powerful official
Also on Tuesday, long-time head of French football Noël Le Graët resigned as head of the French Football Federation (FFF). According to the agency AFP he also resigned in connection with an investigation into alleged sexual harassment.
The 81-year-old man, who had led the FFF since 2011, was suspended from his post in January. In early February, France’s General Inspectorate for Education, Sports and Research said that Le Graët should not return because his “behavioral excesses are incompatible with the performance of his duties”.
🚨| People close to Achraf Hakimi deny that the player abused the girl who told the police this weekend that she had been raped. The Moroccan is “very calm” about the situation. 🇲🇦 [@danigilopez] pic.twitter.com/RalJ5KYedR
—PSG Report (@PSG_Report) February 28, 2023
Le Graët also recently sparked a strong backlash from the football public when he made insensitive comments about French legend Zinedine Zidane. The official said he wouldn’t even answer Zidane’s phone.
The football world was shocked by the news about Hakimi. But this is not an isolated case. Several professional and popular football players have recently faced accusations of attempted rape. One of them is apparently Thomas Partey from London Arsenal, although the British authorities have not directly confirmed that it is him for legal reasons. However, the investigation is still ongoing.
Football player Mason Greenwood from Manchester United also faced this, from the attack she accused girlfriend at the time, who even recorded Greenwood’s aggressive behavior on video. But in early February, the prosecution was stopped, according to the British Crown Prosecution Service, key witnesses withdrew the charges.
