French actor Gerard Depardieu charged with alleged rape and sexual assault from 2018 case

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French actor Gerard Depardieu was charged with rape and sexual assault in December from a 2018 case that was revived by authorities.

The Paris prosecutor’s office told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Depardieu was not detained when he was handed the preliminary charges on Dec.

16. The prosecutor’s office addressed the charges after the case was leaked to French media. French media reports said the charges relate to allegations made by an actress in her 20s that date back to 2018.

An initial inquiry against the star was dropped in 2019 because of lack of evidence but was later revived. French newspaper Le Parisien and broadcaster BFM TV said the woman alleged that Depardieu assaulted her on Aug.