French Court Confirms Hakimi to Stand Trial for Assault

A French appeals court confirmed on Friday, June 19, 2026, that Paris Saint-Germain and Moroccan national team footballer Achraf Hakimi will stand trial for an alleged sexual assault in 2023. The 27-year-old defender, who is captaining Morocco in the ongoing World Cup, has consistently denied the allegations.

The Versailles Court of Appeal ruled there were sufficient charges to send the case to the criminal court in the Hauts-de-Seine department. A trial date has not yet been set. The decision stems from a complaint filed in February 2023 by a woman, then 24, who told police in the Val-de-Marne region southeast of Paris that Hakimi had raped her.

According to a police source cited at the time, the woman said she met Hakimi on Instagram in January 2023 and went to his home in a taxi he arranged. She alleged the player kissed and touched her without her consent before raping her. She stated she managed to push him away, texted a friend, and was picked up from the location.

In her first public comments, detailed in an article published on Thursday, the woman, using the pseudonym Jeanne, said she wanted a trial to defend herself and to be heard. "I want to explain myself. I want...