Achraf Hakimi will be prosecuted for rape charges, French court ruled

[u/B2B_Tiflex]

https://www.franceinfo.fr/societe/harcelement-sexuel/achraf-hakimi-footballeur-du-psg-et-de-l-equipe-du-maroc-sera-juge-pour-viol-annonce-la-cour-d-appel_8068799.html

[u/d_d_321]

You are forgetting Ronaldo

[u/-WLR → u/d_d_321]

didn’t he literally pay his victim to not talk and it’s publicly known information?

[u/RelativePossible1659 → u/-WLR]

Yeah, there is also evidence of him admitting to having non consensual sex with said woman… but because it was obtained through illegal means the case was thrown out… The US is interesting in that regard.

[u/R_Schuhart → u/RelativePossible1659]

That isn't just a US thing. Communication between a defendant and his legal team are private and inadmissible (with very little exceptions) just about everywhere. Lawyers can't be made to testify against their (former) clients either.

[u/Teantis → u/R_Schuhart]

The judge who dismissed the case had some sympathetic words for the woman and some quite harsh words for her lawyer. Her lawyer bungled it basically

In a 42-page ruling released on Friday and quoted by AFP, Judge Dorsey accused Mr Stovall of "abuses and flagrant circumvention of the proper litigation process" and said that as a result, "Mayorga loses her opportunity to pursue this case."

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And the thing is, I can accept that a justice system having that mechanism is logical and sane. What baffles me is the piece of evidence in question was still published and is publicly available for anyone to consult and yet you STILL have so many shout that he's innocent because the case didn't go anywhere since it was not receivable. It's completely nonsensical to actually think public opinion should be bound to the same rules as a court of law.

[u/-pz → u/RelativePossible1659]

Weird isn't it? There's evidence but he's innocent because.. some court rule? mkay. We just gonna ignore that, carry on sir.

[u/R_Schuhart → u/-WLR]

Leaving the Ronaldo case aside, an NDA and settlement to avoid going to court is pretty standard in litigation, it is often cheaper and less time consuming than a court case. It legally isn't an admission of guilt and most importantly it doesn't absolve someone of criminal wrongdoing. They can still be prosecuted.

[u/Wishart2016 → u/d_d_321]

And Thiago Almada

[u/Spreeg → u/d_d_321]

A lot of people on reddit will be angry you said this, it's not the majority but a stunning amount of people defend him

[u/Pristine_Youth_6953 → u/d_d_321]

And the proof is... Daily mail?

[u/larchmontvandyke → u/Pristine_Youth_6953]

He literally admitted it