Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Photo taken Jan. 7, 2026, in Nagoya shows a list of sexually harassing texts that former Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto sent to female prefectural government staff, in an investigative report published the same day by external lawyers. The central Japan governor, who stepped down the previous month, sent approximately 1,000 inappropriate messages to multiple female staff members and also touched female staff members' bodies several times.

Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Photo taken Jan. 7, 2026, in Nagoya shows a list of sexually harassing texts that former Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto sent to female prefectural government staff, in an investigative report published the same day by external lawyers. The central Japan governor, who stepped down the previous month, sent approximately 1,000 inappropriate messages to multiple female staff members and also touched female staff members' bodies several times.

Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

Ex-Japan governor sent sexually harassing texts to staff

File photo shows Fukui Gov. Tatsuji Sugimoto speaking at a press conference in Fukui, central Japan, on Dec. 4, 2025, after the prefectural parliament approved his resignation over a sexual harassment allegation. An investigative report by external lawyers said on Jan. 7, 2026, that he sent some 1,000 sexually harassing texts to multiple female staff of the local government and touched female staff members' bodies several times.

Trial of A Nursery School Teacher Suspected of Sexual Assault - Paris

Trial of A Nursery School Teacher Suspected of Sexual Assault - Paris

A teacher at the Alphonse Baudin nursery school in Paris appeared before the Paris Criminal Court on suspicion of sexually assaulting nine children. As he did not have a lawyer to represent him, the case was adjourned. Paris, France on November 25, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trial of A Nursery School Teacher Suspected of Sexual Assault - Paris

Trial of A Nursery School Teacher Suspected of Sexual Assault - Paris

A teacher at the Alphonse Baudin nursery school in Paris appeared before the Paris Criminal Court on suspicion of sexually assaulting nine children. As he did not have a lawyer to represent him, the case was adjourned. Paris, France on November 25, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trial of A Nursery School Teacher Suspected of Sexual Assault - Paris

Trial of A Nursery School Teacher Suspected of Sexual Assault - Paris

A teacher at the Alphonse Baudin nursery school in Paris appeared before the Paris Criminal Court on suspicion of sexually assaulting nine children. As he did not have a lawyer to represent him, the case was adjourned. Paris, France on November 25, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trial of A Nursery School Teacher Suspected of Sexual Assault - Paris

Trial of A Nursery School Teacher Suspected of Sexual Assault - Paris

A teacher at the Alphonse Baudin nursery school in Paris appeared before the Paris Criminal Court on suspicion of sexually assaulting nine children. As he did not have a lawyer to represent him, the case was adjourned. Paris, France on November 25, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trial of A Nursery School Teacher Suspected of Sexual Assault - Paris

Trial of A Nursery School Teacher Suspected of Sexual Assault - Paris

A teacher at the Alphonse Baudin nursery school in Paris appeared before the Paris Criminal Court on suspicion of sexually assaulting nine children. As he did not have a lawyer to represent him, the case was adjourned. Paris, France on November 25, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trial of A Nursery School Teacher Suspected of Sexual Assault - Paris

Trial of A Nursery School Teacher Suspected of Sexual Assault - Paris

A teacher at the Alphonse Baudin nursery school in Paris appeared before the Paris Criminal Court on suspicion of sexually assaulting nine children. As he did not have a lawyer to represent him, the case was adjourned. Paris, France on November 25, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Trial of A Nursery School Teacher Suspected of Sexual Assault - Paris

Trial of A Nursery School Teacher Suspected of Sexual Assault - Paris

A teacher at the Alphonse Baudin nursery school in Paris appeared before the Paris Criminal Court on suspicion of sexually assaulting nine children. As he did not have a lawyer to represent him, the case was adjourned. Paris, France on November 25, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Illustration of the Vannes Courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Illustration of the Vannes Courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Illustration of the Vannes Courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Me Maxime Tessier lawyer for the surgeon, and reaction to the verdict at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Me Maxime Tessier lawyer for the surgeon, and reaction to the verdict at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Me Maxime Tessier lawyer for the surgeon, and reaction to the verdict at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Me Maxime Tessier lawyer for the surgeon, and reaction to the verdict at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Me Maxime Tessier lawyer for the surgeon, and reaction to the verdict at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Portrait at the end of the LE SCOUARNEC, Thibaut Kurzawa, lawyer for the surgeon, and reaction to the verdict at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Me Maxime Tessier lawyer for the surgeon, and reaction to the verdict at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Portrait at the end of the LE SCOUARNEC, Thibaut Kurzawa, lawyer for the surgeon, and reaction to the verdict at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Me Maxime Tessier and Me Thibaut Kurzawa, lawyer for the surgeon, and reaction to the verdict at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Me Maxime Tessier lawyer for the surgeon, and reaction to the verdict at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Manon Lemoine, victims' representative at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Me Maxime Tessier and Me Thibaut Kurzawa, lawyer for the surgeon, and reaction to the verdict at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Me Marie Grimaud, victims' lawyer at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Me Marie Grimaud, victims' lawyer at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Manon Lemoine, victims' representative at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Me Maxime Tessier lawyer for the surgeon, and reaction to the verdict at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Louis-Marie, victim at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Manon Lemoine, victims' representative at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Louis-Marie, victim at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Maître Jean-Christophe Boyer, defender of the association L'Enfant Bleu-Enfance Maltraitée at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Speech at the end of the LE SCOUARNEC trial by Guedj Benayoun, victims' lawyer, and Catherine, mother of a victim at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Maitre Francesca Satta, civil party lawyer at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Me Maxime Tessier lawyer for the surgeon, and reaction to the verdict at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Speech at the end of the LE SCOUARNEC trial by Guedj Benayoun, victims' lawyer, and Catherine, mother of a victim at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Maitre Francesca Satta, civil party lawyer at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Maître Jean-Christophe Boyer, defender of the association L'Enfant Bleu-Enfance Maltraitée at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Louis-Marie, victim at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Maitre Francesca Satta, civil party lawyer at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Speech at the end of the LE SCOUARNEC trial by Guedj Benayoun, victims' lawyer, and Catherine, mother of a victim at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Le Scouarnec Trial - Vannes

Maître Jean-Christophe Boyer, defender of the association L'Enfant Bleu-Enfance Maltraitée at the courthouse during the trial of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. A French court on May 28, 2025 gave the maximum 20-year jail term to a surgeon who admitted sexually abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, during more than two decades. Photo by Yannick Billioux/ABACAPRESS.COM

Scandal-hit Fuji Media Holdings logs loss

Scandal-hit Fuji Media Holdings logs loss

Fuji Television Network Inc. President Kenji Shimizu and Osamu Kanemitsu, president of its parent company Fuji Media Holdings Inc., attend a press conference in Tokyo on April 30, 2025, after Fuji Meida said it is projected to log a consolidated net loss of 20.1 billion yen (approx. $139.4 million) for fiscal 2024 following a scandal in which former TV personality Masahiro Nakai allegedly sexually assaulted a former Fuji TV employee that led sponsors to pull their commercials.

Scandal-hit Fuji Media Holdings logs loss

Scandal-hit Fuji Media Holdings logs loss

Fuji Media Holdings Inc. President Osamu Kanemitsu speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 30, 2025, after the media group said it is projected to log a consolidated net loss of 20.1 billion yen (approx. $139.4 million) for fiscal 2024 following a scandal in which famed former TV personality Masahiro Nakai allegedly sexually assaulted a former employee of its subsidiary Fuji Television Network Inc. that has led sponsors to pull their commercials. Kanemitsu also announced his resignation.

Scandal-hit Fuji Media Holdings logs loss

Scandal-hit Fuji Media Holdings logs loss

Fuji Television Network Inc. President Kenji Shimizu speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 30, 2025, after its parent company Fuji Media Holdings Inc. said it is projected to log a consolidated net loss of 20.1 billion yen (approx. $139.4 million) for fiscal 2024 following a scandal in which famed former TV personality Masahiro Nakai allegedly sexually assaulted a former Fuji TV employee that has led sponsors to pull their commercials.

Protest Rallies Continue After Istanbul Mayors Arrest - Istanbul

Protest Rallies Continue After Istanbul Mayors Arrest - Istanbul

"We won't stop talking about women sexually harassed in prison" placard during the rally in support of arrested Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on April 9, 2025 in Istanbul, Turkey. Supporters of the main opposition CHP Party gathered in Istanbul's Sisli district after the Mayor of Istanbul Ekrem Imamoglu, a member of opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) and the main challenger in the next presidential election, was jailed on corruption charges, sparking the country's largest wave of demonstrations since the 2013 Gezi Park protests. Photo by Omer Hamza Yildiz/DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

Depardieu's girlfriend Magda Vavrusova arrives for the trial of French actor Gerard Depardieu in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, France on March 27, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

Depardieu's girlfriend Magda Vavrusova arrives for the trial of French actor Gerard Depardieu in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, France on March 27, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

Gerard Depardieu Trial - Day 4 - Paris

Depardieu's girlfriend Magda Vavrusova arrives for the trial of French actor Gerard Depardieu in which he is charged with sexually assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021, at the Paris criminal court in the Tribunal de Paris courthouse, France on March 27, 2025. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM