US EditionProsecutors request 18-month suspended sentence in Gerard Depardieu sexual assault trial
- The 76-year-old actor Gérard Depardieu is on trial in Paris, accused of sexually assaulting two women during the filming of 'Les Volets Verts' in 2021.
- The trial has become a post-#MeToo test of France's willingness to confront sexual violence within its film industry, following years of accusations against Depardieu from approximately 20 women.
- The alleged incidents include groping of a 54-year-old set dresser, identified as Amelie, and a 34-year-old assistant director, involving physical contact and lewd comments, although Depardieu admits to grabbing one of the women by the hips but denies sexual intent.
- During the trial, which began on Monday and concluded on Thursday, three other women testified about alleged sexual assaults by Depardieu in 2007, 2014, and 2015, while Depardieu rejected the accusations, stating he is 'not like that' and his lawyer claimed the allegations are false and investigators are biased.
- Prosecutors requested an 18-month suspended prison sentence, a 20,000-euro fine, psychological treatment, and placement on a sex offenders list for Depardieu, with the verdict expected at a later date and Depardieu potentially facing another sexual assault trial related to a 2018 rape allegation.
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DIRECT. Depardieu trial: the actor's attitude accused of sexual assaults, testimonies of the complainants... Ask us your questions
Eighteen months of suspended prison were required on Thursday, against Gérard Depardieu, tried for sexual assaults committed in 2021 on the shooting of the "Green Strands". Catherine Balle, a reporter in the Culture Department, attended the hearings. She replied to all your questions...
Prosecutor calls for French actor Gerard Depardieu to be found guilty of sexual assaults but to receive suspended sentence
Paris’s public prosecutor has requested that French actor Gerard Depardieu be found guilty and given an 18-month suspended prison sentence on the last day of a trial over accusations that he sexually assaulted two women who were working on a film with him.
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Prosecutors ask for 18-month suspended jail for actor Depardieu
Prosecutors recommended an 18-month suspended jail sentence Thursday in the sexual abuse trial of film star Gerard Depardieu, the highest-profile figure caught up in France's response to the #MeToo movement.
French prosecutors request 18-month suspended sentence for actor Depardieu
PARIS - French prosecutors requested on Thursday an 18-month suspended sentence and a 20,000-euro ($21,588.00) fine for actor Gerard Depardieu in his sexual assault trial, Le Parisien and other media reported.
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