9 hours agoSerbia's famous actor, friend, reopens rape case in France
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)A rape investigation against the great French actor, and Serbia's friend Gerard Depardieu will be opened after his accuser has filed complaints when prosecutors dropped the previous investigation. The accuser, an actor in his 20s when he accused Depardieu, 71, of violating and attacking his home in Paris in August [...]
The accuser, an actor in his 20s when he accused Depardieu, 71, of violating and attacking his home in Paris in August 2018, filed complaints after prosecutors dismissed the case in June 2019, citing lack of evidence.
When she reported claims against the actor, who has denied any wrongdoing, prosecutors in the southern town of Aix-en-Provence opened preliminary investigations that later passed on to colleagues in Paris, writes The Guardian, Periscope.
A source close to the investigation told him. AFP on Wednesday that the decision has been formally taken. It has also been confirmed by a source from the judicial body.
Depardieu's lawyer, Herve Tammy, said he was not informed of reopening the case.
Depardieu has French and Russian citizenship. /Periscope
