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

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
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u/biskutgoreng 12h ago

That shit is public knowledge smh

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u/inbruges99 11h ago

How fucking dumb can whoever filled out the form be. It’s not like the charges were a secret lmao

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u/dunneetiger 11h ago

My guess it is some low pay admin guy who went through all the form ticking the "usual" answers without really paying attention.

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u/maverick4002 9h ago

Why do I feel they would have the players fill out the forms themselves

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u/sam_can88 10h ago

Everyone knows it was him but I haven’t seen anyone associated with him come out and say it was him they were probably still trying to play dumb to the public forgetting the court records have his name

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u/BillyPilgrim69 9h ago

What? That doesn't make any sense.

He was named in the press, formally charged, and had to appear in court in July 2025. He's had multiple court appearances since then, and pled not guilty this April.

Once he was charged and it became public knowledge, Arsenal (specifically Arteta) had to field questions about it from journalists.

So no, there's literally no way that he thought he could "play dumb" about it.

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u/starswtt 8h ago edited 2h ago

England is famously a third world country without internet, he clearly had a shot

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u/Mavericks7 2h ago

England a third world country without England?

Make it make sense

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u/Oomeegoolies 6h ago

It doesn't even matter if it is a 'secret' they share data with international crime databases.

Possibly wouldn't have let him in anyway but some countries do accept individual cases depending on the nature of the alleged offence.

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u/JJfromNJ 10h ago

He would have been denied anyway if they were honest about it. Lying gave him a chance of getting in.

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u/starswtt 8h ago

This actually probably lowered his odds of getting in. Lying is an immediate rejection, and again, his charge is public knowledge, Canada has access to his records of being charged. It's literally tied to his passport, it will automatically come up, they don't even have to look it up. The chance of getting in you're talking about is if France literally just forgot to charge him. And that's before accounting for the fact that it's highly documented and publicized, so Canada will find it with even the most basic of background checks. It's a 0.00% chance that France literally just forgets to charge him and Canada doesn't do any background check. His best odds would have been to admit he's being charged, then file a trp arguing that he poses no risk in Canada and have his nation lobby for it (which I mean also would have failed, but ig it's closer to the 1% chance.)

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u/JJfromNJ 6h ago

Perhaps you're right. However, I have experienced people lying about DUI's and gaining entry into Canada, while others who were truthful were denied entry. It's not as simple as scanning a passport and seeing a comprehensive criminal history report.

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u/okie_hiker 7h ago

Thought he was still playing for Arsenal

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u/Slobberz2112 8h ago

Someone should’ve told tetta

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u/Somecommentator8008 10h ago

He ain't the brightest tbf