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Judge Orders Gérard Depardieu to Stand Trial in Paris on Rape Charges

The investigating judge’s order sends the 76-year-old actor before the Paris departmental criminal court, with a defense appeal expected to challenge the referral.

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L'acteur Gérard Depardieu renvoyé en procès pour viols
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Overview

  • The order covers alleged sexual assault and rape by digital penetration on August 7 and 13, 2018 at Depardieu’s Paris residence involving actress Charlotte Arnould.
  • According to elements of the indictment order reported by AFP, the judge cited Arnould’s clear, consistent statements and home surveillance footage and concluded Depardieu acted knowing she did not consent.
  • Depardieu denies wrongdoing, has characterized the encounter as consensual, and his lawyer has announced an appeal of the referral.
  • Arnould welcomed the decision on Instagram as a “form of judicial truth,” expressing relief nearly seven years after her 2018 complaint.
  • Depardieu has been under formal investigation since December 16, 2020 and was separately convicted in May of sexual assaults on a 2021 film set, a ruling he has appealed.