The Paris public prosecutor’s office has confirmed that it had requested that Gérard Depardieu be tried for rape and sexual assault, in connection with the events reported by actress Charlotte Arnould. “By final indictment of August 14, 2024, (the prosecutor’s office) has requested the referral of Gérard Depardieu to the departmental criminal court to be tried for rape by digital penetration and sexual assault on August 7 and 13, 2018 to the detriment of Charlotte Arnould”, explains the statement. Carine Durrieu-Diebolt, Charlotte Arnould’s lawyer, stated to AFP that the ruling “is the result …