French screen legend Gérard Depardieu will go on trial for sexual assault in October, the Paris prosecutor said on Monday after police questioned the actor over claims made by two women, the latest in a litany of such charges, reports Yahoo! News.
The 75-year-old star, who has made more than 200 films and television series, was charged with rape in 2020 in a separate case and was forced to put his career on hold last autumn as allegations of sexual harassment and assault mounted against him.
He denies any wrongdoing.
After police questioned Depardieu on Monday, the Paris prosecutor said Depardieu would face charges in October 2024 over the assaults allegedly committed in September 2021 during the filming of "The Green Shutters" movie.
"Gérard Depardieu was given a summons to appear before the criminal court (...) for sexual assaults likely to have been committed in September 2021 to the detriment of two victims, on the set of the film 'The Green Shutters'," said a statement.
Earlier, a police source said Depardieu was to be questioned over allegations from two women that he assaulted them on film sets, one in 2021 and the other in 2014.
He was released following the questioning, Depardieu's lawyer Christian Saint-Palais told reporters.