The lawyer for the Moroccan PSG player Achraf Hakimi, prosecuted for an alleged rape, denounced this Friday in a press release an "extortion attempt" against his client, who "absolutely denies the accusations" against him.
Achraf Hakimi, 24, is accused by a woman of the same age of having raped her last Saturday at her home in Boulogne-Billancourt, in the western suburbs of Paris. Her accusation "finally gives her a chance to defend herself," Fanny Colin told Me.
The procedure against the footballer is being conducted at the Nanterre Court, where an investigation was opened after the victim appeared at the Nogent-sur-Marne police station and recounted the facts, although he did not file a complaint.
Last Thursday afternoon, the 24-year-old Moroccan international was charged with rape. The Public Ministry specified that a judicial control has been imposed on him that prevents him from coming into contact with the victim, although he has been released. Although the Prosecutor's Office did not provide additional information, the information provided by Galtier suggests that judicial control would not prevent him from leaving France to play the match against Bayern either.
According to local media, Hakimi's victim came into contact with the footballer on January 16 through social networks and last Saturday, on the eve of a decisive league duel for his team against Olympique de Marseille that the Moroccan lost due to injury, he invited the young woman to his home in Boulogne-Billancourt, on the outskirts of Paris. The woman went in an Uber reserved by the soccer player, the newspaper Le Parisien specified.
According to the victim, the soccer player went too far: he kissed her on the lips despite her refusal, lifted her clothes and kissed her breasts and even inserted his fingers into her vagina, and this even though she resisted. The girl managed to get rid of the attacker with a kick from her and sent a message to a friend of hers, who came looking for her.
The coach of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Christophe Galtier, affirmed that the defender Acharf Hakimi is recovered from his last injury and available to play the second leg of the Champions League on Wednesday against Bayern Munich, despite being formally charged for rape.
In the usual press conference prior to the next day of the French league, in which PSG, leader of the table, faces Nantes, Galtier refused to make statements about the legal situation of the Moroccan international, whose charges had been made public. just a few hours before.
"I will not answer any questions about Achraf Hakimi's extra-sports aspects," said the coach, before adding that "the club has already communicated the situation", referring to the fact that when it was learned at the beginning of the week that the player was being investigated, The team showed support for the defense, who denies the accusations, and says he has confidence in Justice.
Galtier limited himself to confirming that Hakimi participated in the training session with the group" and that he plans to handle the situation "normally".
