The football player Achrafi Hakimiwho plays for PSG, is being investigated by the French prosecutor for an alleged rape, perpetrated last weekend.
According to the media outlet Le Parisien, on Sunday, February 26, a young woman had gone to a police station near Paris to report that the footballer had raped her the night before.
Although did not want to file a complaint, the Nanterre prosecutor’s office would have started the investigation ex officio, due to the seriousness of the facts. According to the story of the alleged victim, who is 24 years old, the same age as Achraf, they had contacted in mid-January via Instagram.
The denounced facts
On Saturday night, the young woman would have gone to the footballer’s house —located in Boulogne-Billancourt, on the outskirts of the French capital— in an Uber that Achraf himself paid for.
There, always according to her story collected by Le Parisien, the player kissed her, lifted her clothes and kissed her breasts. In addition, her alleged victim also accuses him of having penetrated her with her fingers, despite the young woman’s protests. Finally, she managed to get free by pushing him with her foot. Freeing herself from her, she sent a message to a friend of hers to come get her.
The facts recounted by the alleged victim are serious enough for the Prosecution would act ex officiodespite the young woman’s refusal to report.
No reaction from his wife
The footballer was on leave due to muscular discomfort that prevented him from playing the match between PSG and Olympique de Marseille.
Achraf was at home only because his wife, the actress Hiba Abouk, was in Dubai with the couple’s two children, enjoying a vacation. In fact, the player of Moroccan origin went without his wife to The Best gala, held last Monday night.
However, Hiba Abouk, who is 36 years old, twelve years older than the footballer, has not reacted or made any kind of statement about the news. Silence has reigned in his networks for now, without any kind of support or condemnation.
Two children… and 12 years apart
Both the footballer and the actress are Spanish, although their origins are in North Africa. Achraf comes from Morocco while Hiba has Libyan and Tunisian origins.
They began their relationship in 2018, when the soccer player was 20 years old and she was 32. In 2020, they had their first child, Amenand in 2022, the second, Naim.
Criminal and sporting consequences
For now, no further details of the investigation are known and, therefore, neither are the criminal consequences. Depending on whether or not the extremes of the alleged victim’s statement are confirmed, PSG could remove the footballer.
In the case of Dani Alves, who is in jail also accused of rape, his current team, Pumas, terminated his contract as soon as the footballer entered prison; although not when the complaint was known.
Benjamin Mendy, a former Manchester City player, was removed from team discipline when the rape allegations against him came to light in August 2021, without waiting for his arrest. Mendy was found not guilty of some of the charges in early 2023, though another trial is still pending next June.
Up to 15 years in jail
For now, the PSG has not issued any kind of statement. And, of course, in the event that Achraf is formally accused and found guilty by the French Justice, he would face sentences of up to 15 years in prison for the crime of rape.
humble origins
Of humble origins, Achraf Hakimi was born in Madrid in 1998. His father was a street vendor who immigrated from Morocco. In fact, the player was trained in the Real Madrid youth system and was able to choose to compete in the Spanish team, although he ultimately opted for Morocco. He was one of the stars of the last World Cup, leading the team, which gave the bell reaching the semifinals.
Before joining PSG, he was at Borussia Dortmund and at Inter Milan.