Gérard Depardieu rape investigation to be reopened

Accuser refiles claim against French actor after prosecutors drop previous inquiry

A rape investigation against the French actor Gerard Depardieu will be reopened after his accuser refiled her complaint when prosecutors dropped a previous inquiry, sources close to the case have said.

The accuser, an actor in her 20s who accuses Depardieu, 71, of raping and assaulting her at his home in Paris in August 2018, refiled a complaint after prosecutors dropped the case in June 2019, citing a lack of evidence.