Depardieu Sexual Assault Complaint Dismissed Due to Statute of Limitations

Actor faces other charges and accusations, sparking a cultural divide in France's cinema world.

French prosecutors have dismissed a sexual assault complaint against actor Gérard Depardieu filed by actress Hélène Darras due to the statute of limitations.
Depardieu, 75, has been charged with rape in another case and has been accused of sexual harassment and assault by more than a dozen women, allegations he denies.
The criminal complaint from Darras, who said Depardieu groped and propositioned her during a 2007 film shoot, was dropped late last month.
Another actress, Charlotte Arnould, filed a complaint over allegations dating to 2018, for which Depardieu was charged with rape and sexual assault in 2020.
Repeated allegations of sexual violence against Depardieu have become a culture-war frontline in France, dividing the world of cinema and pitting feminist groups against the actor's defenders, including President Emmanuel Macron.