what we know about the rape complaint against the actor

Actor Gérard Depardieu was indicted on December 16, 2020 for rape and sexual assault, Agence France-Presse learned on Tuesday, February 23, 2021.

It was via a source close to the case, confirmed by a judicial source, that the AFP learned on Tuesday February 23, 2021 of the indictment of actor Gérard Depardieu. It dates from December 2020 following the filing of a complaint by a young actress for rape and sexual assault. The facts date back to 2018. The alleged victim had surrendered to the Lambesc (Bouches-du-Rhône) gendarmerie at the end of August of that year. She would have suffered two rapes and sexual assaults a few days earlier, on August 7 and 13, 2018, at the Parisian home of Gérard Depardieu.

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born on 12/27/1948

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Although the case was initially dismissed, it was subsequently referred to an investigating judge. In fact, it was during the summer of 2020 that the alleged victim obtained the resumption of the investigation with a complaint with a civil party.

Me Hervé Temime, Gérard Depardieu's lawyer, has "regretted that this information was made public." If the actor denies these accusations outright and "totally disputes the facts with which he is accused", the magistrate in charge of the investigations revealed the presence "serious clues" and "concordant" concerning the actor's involvement in the reported facts. This is why Gérard Depardieu was indicted. Moreover, he is a close friend of the complainant's family, according to The world. The lawyer for the alleged victim, Me Elodie Tuaillon-Hibon, asked that "the privacy and privacy of his client are preserved ", according to AFP.

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