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Gérard Depardieu was ordered Monday to look a criminal trial, scheduled for October, complete allegations by 2 women that he sexually assaulted them connected a movie set. Depardieu has denied immoderate wrongdoing. File Photo by David Silpa/UPI | License Photo
April 29 (UPI) -- French character Gérard Depardieu has been ordered to look a criminal proceedings earlier nan extremity of nan twelvemonth aft 2 women accused him of sexually assaulting them connected a 2021 movie set.
Depardieu, 75, was questioned for respective hours Monday astatine a Paris constabulary position earlier being "summoned to look earlier criminal court" successful October for "sexual assaults apt to person been committed successful September 2021" against "two victims, connected nan group of nan movie 'Les Volets Verts,'" according to a statement from nan Paris nationalist prosecutor's office.
The Oscar-nominated character has denied immoderate wrongdoing and claims immoderate relationships were consensual. His lawyer, Christian Saint-Palais confirmed Monday's questioning and said Depardieu has been released.
"The constabulary custody is over. He is nary longer held successful nan constabulary station," Saint-Palais said.
According to a general title revenge successful February, a group designer claimed Depardieu assaulted her successful a corridor during nan making of nan film. She said he grabbed her truthful she could not move and made obscene comments to her arsenic he assaulted her.
"He grabbed her, trapped her betwixt his legs and touched her assemblage up to her breasts," her lawyer told BFMTV. "She felt wholly powerless, incapable of escaping this trap."
According to nan complaint, she said Depardieu's bodyguards had to propulsion him disconnected of her.
"Additionally, G. Depardieu is nether investigation for nan offenses of rape and intersexual battle allegedly committed successful August 2018 against character Charlotte Arnould," nan charismatic said successful Monday's statement.
"The investigating judge concluded their inquires connected April 17, and forwarded nan lawsuit to nan Paris prosecutor's agency to stitchery their recommendations connected nan adjacent steps to take," nan charismatic added.
Arnould says Depardieu raped her astatine his Paris location successful 2018, erstwhile she was 22.
Another lawsuit by character Hélène Carras was dropped because it was past nan statute of limitations.
Depardieu has appeared successful much than 200 films and is known for his roles successful "Green Card," "Life of Pi," and "The Man successful nan Iron Mask." He was nominated for an Oscar successful 1991 for his starring domiciled successful "Cyrano de Bergerac."
While denying intersexual battle accusations by much than a twelve women, Depardieu said he had done thing incorrect successful an unfastened missive titled, "Never, ever person I abused a woman." The French character called it a "lynching" orchestrated by a "media court."
