Gérard Depardieu faces verdict in sexual assault trial seen as #MeToo test

Gérard Depardieu faces verdict in sexual assault trial seen as #MeToo testtoggle caption Aurelien Morissard/APPARIS – French film legend Gérard Depardieu is set to receive a verdict on Tuesday in a closely watched sexual assault case. In France, the trial has been widely seen as more than a case against one man. Women's rights advocates say it's a test of how seriously the country takes sexual violence, and whether its long-delayed #MeToo reckoning is finally beginning. During the proceedings, Depardieu testified that if he ever touched the women, it wasn't with sexual intent. A wider reckoningFor many women's rights advocates, the Depardieu case is part of a much larger pattern.