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French Star Gerard Depardieu to Face Trial: Allegations by Actress Charlotte Arnould
Gérard Depardieu faces a new trial in Paris over rape and sexual assault allegations from 2018, following prior conviction and registration on the national sex offender list.
- French actor Gérard Depardieu will face trial in Paris over rape and sexual assault allegations by actress Charlotte Arnould from August 2018.
- The case began with Arnould's 2018 complaint and was initially dropped before reopening in 2020 and formal investigation in 2022.
- Prosecutors submitted a request last year for the case to proceed to trial, while Depardieu denies the allegations, claiming consent.
- At 22, Arnould shared on Instagram her sense of relief and renewed hope for justice, describing the judge's decision as a significant step toward acknowledging the truth in the case.
- Following Depardieu's earlier conviction for assaulting two women with an 18-month suspended sentence, this trial could further scrutinize his actions.
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In May of this year the actor was already convicted of abuse for other events that occurred in 2021.
A few months ago the French actor Depardieu had already been sentenced to probation for sexual assault. Now he is again on trial: a playmate accuses him of rape.
A French investigating judge has ordered a trial against famous film actor Gerard Depardieu for the alleged rape and sexual assault of actress Charlotte Arnould in 2018. A trial start date has not yet been set.
Kronen Zeitung
ORF.at NewsThe French film star Gérard Depardieu, who has already been convicted of sexual violence, is also responsible for alleged rape in court. An investigating judge has filed for a trial in the case of actress Charlotte Arnould, according to the judge on Tuesday. "I'm relieved," Arnould wrote on Instagram. Depardieu was charged with sexual coercion and rape by the intrusion with one finger, said her lawyer Carine Durrieu-Diebolt. Depardieu's lawyer d…
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