French film star Gerard Depardieu charged with rape
Gerard Depardieu was handed preliminary rape and sexual assault charges on December 16, 2020. Photo: AP Photo/Thibault Camus.
French actor Gerard Depardieu has been charged for the alleged rape and sexual assault of a 22-year-old actress at his Paris mansion in 2018, it was reported last night.
The Paris public prosecutor’s office opened a preliminary investigation in the summer of 2018 into the allegations against Mr Depardieu but it was subsequently dropped for lack of evidence. The inquiry resumed last summer and Mr Depardieu (72), was charged in December.
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