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Moroccan Footballer Appeals Order for Rape Trial
A Moroccan footballer filed an appeal Friday with France's highest court after a lower appeals court upheld the decision to send his rape case to trial. The charges stem from an alleged 2023 incident.
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A Moroccan footballer lodged an appeal Friday with France's Court of Cassation after the Versailles Court of Appeals upheld an order referring him to trial on rape charges. The case involves allegations that the player raped a woman in 2023. A lower court had remanded the case for trial on June 19.
The Versailles Court of Appeals confirmed the referral to a criminal court. The footballer now seeks review by the Court of Cassation, France's top court for civil and criminal matters. No trial date has been set pending the outcome of the appeal.
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