Gerard Depardieu to face trial in Paris over rape and sexual assault allegations

Actor Gerard Depardieu arrives at court with his lawyer Jeremie Assous (Aurelien Morissard/AP)

French film star Gerard Depardieu has been summoned to trial before a criminal court in Paris over allegations of rape and sexual assault against actress Charlotte Arnould.

“I feel relieved,” Ms Arnould wrote on Instagram on Tuesday after receiving the investigating judge’s indictment order.