The days pass, and the heavy accusations against Gérard Depardieu accumulate. The Spanish journalist and writer Ruth Baza in turn filed a complaint in Spain against the French actor for rape for acts dating back to 1995 in Paris.
On October 12, 1995, Ruth Baza was 23 years old and Gérard Depardieu, 46 years old: the journalist came to interview the French actor in Paris for the magazine Cinemanía and it was during this interview that she said she was raped. Last Thursday, the author, now 51 years old, filed a complaint with the Spanish police, as revealed by the Spanish daily La Vanguardia.
She speaks of “an intrusion without any consent, at any time” and says she felt “paralyzed” during the events, which according to her took place in the premises of the former production company Roissy Films. Ruth Baza mentions “sexual assault” since in Spain, this offense also includes rape according to the Penal Code.
A priori facts prescribed in France
“When we started the interview, we were both standing, and somehow, all of a sudden, he hugs me. He starts kissing me all over my face. He kissed me on the mouth and I couldn’t move,” says Ruth Baza.
“He touched my body and he touched my crotch, I couldn’t move. I couldn’t move, and he was kissing me, he was kissing me,” she repeated, saying she had been “petrified” and that she didn’t ” [sentait] Nothing “. The journalist explains that she “completely” forgot the facts until she read the survey published by the Mediapart information site in April in which thirteen women accused the actor of sexual violence.
From a legal point of view, this complaint has little chance of success, the facts being a priori prescribed in France. Ruth Baza explains, however, that she decided to file a complaint in the hope that it could “help other people” to do the same. Gérard Depardieu was indicted in 2020 for rape after the complaint from actress Charlotte Arnould. A second complaint for sexual assault was filed by actress Hélène Darras, for apparently prescribed facts dating back to 2007 on a set.