Overview

• He will face two counts of rape and sexual assault alleged by actor Charlotte Arnould over incidents at her Paris home on August 7 and 13, 2018.
• Arnould said she felt relieved by what she called a form of judicial truth, posting her reaction on Instagram.
• Depardieu has consistently denied wrongdoing and maintains the encounters with Arnould were consensual.
• Prosecutors had reached a similar decision on August 14, 2024, before reopening aspects of the inquiry for an expert assessment related to his recorded remarks.
• In a separate case, he was convicted in May 2025 of on‑set assaults tied to the 2021 film Les Volets Verts and received an 18‑month suspended sentence, which he has appealed.