French officials probe rape accusation against PSG’s Hakimi

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PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation right into a rape accusation towards Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, a judicial official stated on Monday.

The investigation is being led by the prosecutor’s workplace within the Paris suburb of Nanterre, the official stated.

The official wouldn’t present particulars in regards to the accusation or touch upon media studies about what allegedly occurred. The official was not licensed to be publicly named talking about an ongoing investigation.

PSG officers didn’t reply to requests for remark, and Hakimi has not publicly responded to the accusation.

The Spain-born Hakimi, a proper again and star of Morocco’s history-making workforce on the World Cup, appeared on stage on the FIFA Awards in Paris on Monday night. He was honoured as a part of the player-voted males’s World XI. He was greeted by transient, loud applause when the viewers was requested to “Welcome Achraf Hakimi.”

Hakimi didn’t play in PSG’s victory over Marseille on Sunday due to thigh issues.