Started yesterday Monday (24.03.2025) the trial of the French actor Gerard Deppardie for sexual assault on two women in filming.
Gerard Departier admitted to court that he touched the woman who He accuses him of sexually assaulting, grabbing her by the hips, But he denied that it was an attack. He also said during the trial that any coarse comments he made They were due to his bad mood.
According to the indictment, Gerard Depardieu who is accused of sexual assault on two women, He made obscene observations and unwanted physical contact, and in one case allegedly trapped one of the women on his feet and watched her in front of other members of the workshop.
Both women have filed formal lawsuits, and their identities remain secret under French law on the protection of victims of sexual violence.
The 76 -year -old French cinema actor has faced a growing number of sexual assault on sexual assault in recent years. He has constantly denied any offense and she It is the first case for which he is being tried.
‘I grabbed her by the hips’, Dapartere said, admitting physical contact with Amelie K, a scene decorator, for the first time and saying he did not mention it when he was interrogated by the police.
However, he added: “I grabbed her by the hips so as not to slip because I was very angry by her, the heat, it was a Friday towards the end of the shooting, I was very tired.”
Sometimes in confusion and sometimes to leave the matter, Duriser, sitting in a chair as he spoke to court, said he was angry with Amelie K for her job because she was not good.
“I don’t see why I would grab a woman”he told the court, adding that was so overweight At that time when some of those who accuse him of – such as trapping Amelie K between his legs – would be impossible.
As for the coarse comments she made at that time, she said, she was not personal to her, but she was about her work.
If it is found guilty, the deprett could face up to five years in prison and fine of 75,000 euros (£63.000).
The trial, which began on Monday, was originally scheduled for October, but was postponed to the actor’s health problems.
Information from a Guardian