Depardieu heard in free hearing in an investigation for rape and sexual assault

Gerard Depardieu was heard by police on Tuesday in a free hearing in an investigation in which he is targeted for rape and badual badault, it was reported Wednesday police source.

The 69-year-old actor "was heard in a free hearing" and "was not placed in police custody," the police source confirmed. Gérard Depardieu is accused of rape and badual badault by a young actress. The complaint was lodged at the end of August at the gendarmerie of Lambesc (Bouches-du-Rhône).

"Gerard Depardieu absolutely disputes any aggression, any rape"

The public prosecutor's office in Aix-en-Provence immediately opened a preliminary investigation before relinquishing it on Wednesday to the prosecutor's office in Paris, which entrusted the investigations to the 3rd district of the judicial police (DPJ). The facts took place in the Parisian home of the star, a mansion of the 6th arrondissement, August 7 and 13.

"Gerard Depardieu absolutely challenges any aggression, any rape," reacted after the filing of a complaint, his lawyer Me Hervé Temime with AFP. "I regret the public nature of this procedure, which is causing great damage to Gérard Depardieu, whose innocence I am sure will be recognized," said Temime, calling for "maximum restraint and moderation".