PARIS, April 30 — French screen legend Gerard Depardieu will go on trial for sexual assault in October, the Paris prosecutor said yesterday after police questioned the actor over claims made by two women, the latest in a litany of such charges.

The 75-year-old star, who has made more than 200 films and television series, was charged with rape in 2020 in a separate case and was forced to put his career on hold last autumn as allegations of sexual harassment and assault mounted against him.