Overview

• Investigating judges advanced the case citing home surveillance footage, immediate accounts Arnould gave to acquaintances, and a subsequent gynecological exam.
• Arnould said she felt relieved by the decision, and her attorney described it as a moment of judicial truth.
• Depardieu denies the allegations and maintains the encounter was consensual, reiterating past statements that he has never abused a woman.
• The order is subject to appeal, and Depardieu remains at liberty without judicial supervision as proceedings continue.
• The actor was convicted in May 2025 of two sexual assaults from a 2021 film set and received an 18‑month suspended sentence, now under appeal, while the new case concerns alleged incidents on August 7 and 13, 2018 at his Paris home.