Overview

• An examining judge sent the case to trial on counts described as two sexual assaults and rapes by digital penetration alleged by actress Charlotte Arnould.
• The incidents are alleged to have occurred at Depardieu’s Paris residence on August 7 and 13, 2018, when Arnould was in her early twenties.
• Judicial findings cite home surveillance images and corroborating testimony, calling Arnould’s statements clear while deeming Depardieu’s accounts inconsistent.
• Depardieu denies wrongdoing and plans to appeal the order, according to his lawyer; Arnould wrote that she feels relieved by the decision.
• The order follows his May 2025 conviction for separate on‑set assaults that drew an 18‑month suspended sentence and sex‑offender registration, and a rape conviction could carry a sentence of up to about 20 years.