On February 19, 2016, Gerard Departieu attends the Berlin Film Festival. AFP=Yonhap News
– French’national actor’ Gerard Departieu, 73, has been accused of sexually assaulting the actress.
On the 23rd (local time), according to the British Independent, Departieu was charged with rape and other charges in December of last year.
Departieu was accused of raping an actress in her 20s at her home in Paris in 2018, local media reported.
AFP news agency previously said that the judicial authorities suspended the preliminary investigation into Departieu in June 2019 due to insufficient evidence, and then conducted a re-investigation last summer and prosecuted him in December of the same year.
Departieu’s side completely denies the allegations, claiming that it was a’consensual relationship’.
Departieu is a famous French actor who has appeared in more than 180 films and has earned world fame. He has appeared in’Sirano’,’Iron Mask’, and’Life of Pie’, and has been awarded at various film festivals.
Departieu had previously acquired Russian citizenship in 2013 to avoid the government’s increase in wealth. He is also known to be familiar with President Vladimir Putin. He also attended the 9/9 event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the North Korean regime.
Reporter Na Unchae [email protected]
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