Paris St Germain defender Achraf Hakimi faces preliminary rape charges

Paris St Germain defender and Morocco international star Achraf Hakimi has been indicted on rape charges (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi has been given preliminary charges of rape, French prosecutors said.

The prosecutors’ office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre said Hakimi was questioned on Thursday by investigators probing rape allegations. He was then indicted by an investigating judge and placed under judicial supervision.