Actor Gerard Depardieu arrives on March 24, 2025, in Paris to face trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two girls on a movie set in 2021.
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PARIS – A French courtroom on Tuesday discovered Gérard Depardieu responsible of sexually assaulting two girls on a movie set, sentencing the French movie icon to an 18-month suspended jail time period.
Judges stated each girls gave constant, credible accounts of being groped by the actor, with witness testimony supporting their claims.
Whereas the courtroom acknowledged some uncertainty across the timing and placement of Sarah’s assault, it emphasised the energy of her descriptions and corroboration.
Depardieu, 76, had denied all wrongdoing, and his lawyer stated he would enchantment.
The decision marks a significant second for France’s long-stalled reckoning with #MeToo, and with broader questions on how assault is outlined, significantly inside the movie business.
“With this resolution, we will now not say [that Gérard Depardieu] will not be a sexual abuser,” Carine Durrieu-Diebolt, a lawyer for one of many victims, instructed reporters outdoors the courtroom shortly after the decision was introduced.
The case was initially anticipated to be heard in late 2024, but it surely was postponed a number of instances, first on account of scheduling points, after which for medical causes cited by the protection.
The trial opened in March 2025 and lasted 4 days.
Prosecutors in March requested for the 18-month suspended jail sentence and a effective of as much as €200,000 (roughly $221,000).
