French actor Gerard Depardieu will face trial in October over allegations of sexual assault, the Paris prosecutor’s office told CNN Monday. The assaults were allegedly committed against two people in September 2021 during the shooting of the film Les Volets Verts, the prosecutor’s office added without identifying them.
CNN has reached out to his lawyer for comment regarding the trial. Earlier on Monday, his lawyer told CNN the actor had been taken into police custody in Paris to face questioning. Depardieu presented himself at a police station in Paris on Monday morning, according to BFMTV, and was questioned over accusations of sexual assault alleged to have taken place on film sets. Depardieu is known for his roles in such films as Green Card, The Man in the Iron Mask and Life of Pi.