Paris (France) (AFP) – On the second day of his trial, the Marseille rapper, accused of raping a young woman sleeping in a hotel room in October 2021, succinctly gave his version of the facts on Tuesday, before the Paris criminal court, before his interrogation scheduled for Wednesday.
Published on: 02/17/2026 - 12:21
The complainant and the two witnesses present in the room that evening are expected to testify later today.
On the morning of October 1, 2021, Emma (first name changed) and her two friends, Alexandra F. and Chloé S., decided to extend their evening with the 40-year-old artist, met in the Parisian club The Key. On site, the group consumes alcohol, cannabis and nitrous oxide.
Naps and the three young women go around 6:30 a.m. to a small room rented for the occasion. There, they are asked to leave their cell phones outside.
“Emma sat on my lap several times, (…) she was twerking,” according to the accused’s account. Nabil Boukhobza, sculpted beard and close-cropped black hair, describes at the bar "close-to-the-body dances, a little tight-knit".
Without undressing, everyone lies down in the same bed, exhausted from a night of partying. With Emma, “there were connections, we were spooning, as if we were doing it, but fully dressed,” he continues. “Rubbing, back and forth, foreplay, caresses, in my memories, we kissed,” he explains. “The report started, it was going very well. (…) All the signals told me that it was cool,” continues the accused.
On the stand, the author of “La kiffance” then explains having changed partners and having turned to Alexandra F.: “I no longer had an erection at that time. I was rubbing it”.
During her hearing, the complainant described being "in a daze", "between waking up and sleeping", when she felt someone pull down her underwear. She then explains that she was awakened by the “pain of vaginal penetration” and that she tried to push the rapper away.
The 40-year-old artist was also indicted in July 2024 in the Var for rape and sexual assault after complaints from three young women, accusations that he also contests.
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