Overview

• Gérard Depardieu was sentenced to 18 months of prison with a suspended sentence for sexually assaulting two women during the filming of 'Les Volets verts' in 2021.
• The Paris court also imposed a two-year deprivation of civil rights and required Depardieu to register as a sexual offender.
• In a first for French legal history, the court recognized the harm caused by victimisation secondaire, awarding €1,000 to each victim for procedural trauma.
• The conviction was based on consistent testimonies from the plaintiffs, corroborated by witnesses, and contradictions in Depardieu's statements over time.
• Depardieu, who denies the charges and plans to appeal, continues to face scrutiny as over 20 women have accused him of sexual misconduct in recent years.