Another landmark judgement has been passed in one of the #MeToo cases. As per the latest court trial on veteran French actor Gérard Depardieu’s s*xual assault case, the actor has been found guilty by the Paris court. The actor was accused of assaulting two women during the shoot of his film, that released in 2021. The verdict has been in favour of the victims, as per the latest reports. The actor has also been asked to pay damages to the victims. Read on to know more about it.
Gérard Depardieu Found Guilty
Veteran actor Gérard Depardieu was accused of s*xually assaulting two women on a film set. The film was released in 2021. As per reports, the Paris court has found the 76-year-old actor guilty of the assault. His name will also be put down in the national sex offender registry. The court has also given him a suspended sentence of 18 months, and he has been asked to pay damages of 15,000 euros to one of the two victims. The court has asked the accused to pay the medical fees of the other victim, along with a sum of €14,040.
As per the news reports, the actor was not present for the hearing and was represented by his lawyer. According to the lawyer, the actor would appeal, but as of now, the lawyers of the victims are happy about this victory in their favour. According to the news reports, the victims also gave their statements in the court and narrated the ordeal that happened during the shoot of the film in which Gérard Depardieu was playing the lead.
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Justice always prevails.