PARIS (AP) — A French judicial official says rape and sexual assault accusations against actor Gérard Depardieu are the subject of a preliminary investigation. The French film star denies the allegations.
The official said a woman filed a complaint on Monday near the southern city of Aix-en-Provence and the case was assigned to Paris prosecutors Wednesday.
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The official requested anonymity in discussing the case Thursday because he was not allowed to disclose details about an ongoing investigation.
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Depardieu’s lawyer, Herve Temime, said on France’s BFM TV that the actor “absolutely denies any rape, any sexual assault, any crime.”
French newspaper Le Parisien and BFM TV said the woman, a 22-year-old comedian and dancer, reported that the 69-year-old Depardieu assaulted her on August 7 and August 13 at his Parisian home.
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