French actor Gerard Depardieu is charged with rape

Gerard Depardieu is charged with rape: French actor, 72 is accused of attacking a young actress in 2018

French actor Gerard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault allegedly committed in 2018 against an actress in her 20s. 

A first probe of the rape accusations against Depardieu, 72, was dropped for lack of evidence but later reopened, leading to criminal charges filed in December, a judicial source told AFP on Tuesday.