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Paris Court Sets November 2026 Retrial for Gérard Depardieu in 2021 Assault Case

The appeal follows his 2025 conviction to an 18‑month suspended sentence over two alleged attacks linked to the film Les Volets Verts.

Overview

  • The Paris court of appeal scheduled the retrial for 16–20 November 2026, confirming the dates on Thursday.
  • Depardieu is appealing his May 13, 2025 conviction for two sexual assaults, which brought an 18‑month suspended term.
  • The trial court also ordered his entry on the sex‑offender registry, a two‑year ineligibility penalty, and damages, including sums for recognized secondary victimization.
  • The allegations concern a 2021 film‑set groping of a set decorator and a separate street incident in which a woman says he touched her buttocks.
  • A distinct referral over rape allegations by actress Charlotte Arnould remains pending before a departmental criminal court, which he has challenged on appeal.