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Judge Orders Trial for Gérard Depardieu in 2018 Rape Case

The decision moves the 2018 complaint by actress Charlotte Arnould to a Paris criminal court after years of investigation.

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Gérard Depardieu muss erneut vor Gericht – diesmal geht es sogar um Vergewaltigung.
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Der bereits wegen sexueller Gewalt verurteilte französische Filmstar Gérard Depardieu muss sich demnächst auch wegen einer mutmaßlichen Vergewaltigung vor Gericht verantworten.

Overview

  • A Paris investigating judge sent the case to trial on charges of sexual coercion and rape by digital penetration.
  • Arnould alleges two assaults at Depardieu’s Paris home in August 2018 when she was 22.
  • She said she is relieved by the ruling after the probe was closed in 2019 then reopened in 2020.
  • Depardieu denies the accusations, asserting consensual contact; his lawyer points to CCTV images and messages.
  • No trial date is set; a separate May conviction for 2021 on-set misconduct brought an 18-month suspended term, treatment and sex-offender registration, now under appeal.