Gerard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault
A court in Paris found French film star Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexual assault against one woman who had accused him on Tuesday. The ruling was still ongoing.
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Clay County deputy arrested, fired amid investigation into sexual assault of theft victim
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French Police Officers Who Beat a Black Man on Camera to Stand Trial
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