French actor Gérard Depardieu has been summoned to trial in Paris over allegations of rape and sexual assault against actor Charlotte Arnould. Arnould expressed relief on Instagram, calling it a « form of judicial truth. »
French film star Gérard Depardieu has been ordered to stand trial before a criminal court in Paris over allegations of rape and sexual assault against actor Charlotte Arnould.
“I feel relieved,” Arnould, 29, wrote on Instagram on Tuesday, announcing that she had received the investigating judge’s indictment order. “The order restores a form of judicial truth. I think I’m having trouble realizing how huge this is.”
Arnould has said that the alleged crimes took place at Depardieu’s Paris home on Aug. 7 and Aug. 13, 2018. She was 22 and he was 69 at the time. He has denied wrongdoing.
“The acts of rape and sexual assault have been acknowledged,” Arnould said. “Now, we await the next steps.”FILE – Actor Charlotte Arnould leaves actor Gerard Depardieu’s trial for the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021, Tuesday, March 25, 2025 in Paris.
