Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has been charged with rape by French prosecutors, it was announced on Friday.
The Morocco international was accused by a 24-year-old woman who made a complaint to police on Sunday, February 26.
That has now been followed five days later by a formal indictment against the 24-year-old former Inter, Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid player, AFP reported.
After the initial complaint, PSG issued a statement to French media that was supportive of Hakimi, stating he had “firmly denied the accusations and trusts justice”.
The club added in that statement, “PSG is an institution that promotes respect on and off the pitch.”
L’Equipe quoted Hakimi’s lawyer, Fanny Colin, as saying Hakimi “firmly denied the accusations made against him” when he spoke to police on Thursday.
She added in a statement to the newspaper: “In my opinion, it follows from the documents which are in the hands of the judicial police that Mr Hakimi has, in this case, been the subject of an attempted racketeering.”
