The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation quoted judicial documents as saying that the singer, whose real name is Keenan Abdi Warsame, was accused sexually assaulted On a woman in the city in July 2010.
The alleged victim was in her twenties at the time.
A preliminary investigation is scheduled for April 2025.
According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, quoting the singer’s lawyer, Kanaan, who lives in New York, wants to prosecute him in English Before a jury.
This week, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada presented Kanaan with an award in recognition of the “global and continuing impact” of his hit song released in 2009. coca cola A remixed version of the song as its anthem For the 2010 World CupReuters reported.
