French movie actor Gérard Depardieu was found guilty Tuesday of sexually assaulting two women by a court in Paris.

Depardieu's sentence for sexually assaulting two women on the set of a 2021 movie that he starred in was a suspended 18-month prison sentence and a fine of 29,040 euros (around $32,350), the Associated Press reported. The court also requested that Depardieu be registered in the national sex offender database.

The 76-year-old actor, who was in the 1998 film "The Man in the Iron Mask," was convicted of groping a 54-year-old set dresser and a 34-year-old assistant during the filming of “Les Volets Verts” (“The Green Shutters”).

Depardieu has denied the accusations and didn't attend the hearing in Paris on Tuesday. His lawyer said Depardieu would appeal the decision.

“It is the victory of two women, but it is the victory of all the women beyond this trial,” said Carine Durrieu Diebolt, the set dresser’s lawyer. “Today we hope to see the end of impunity for an artist in the world of cinema. I think that with this decision we can no longer say that he is not a sexual abuser. And today, as the Cannes Film Festival opens, I’d like the film world to spare a thought for Gérard Depardieu’s victims.”

“I’m very moved,” the set dresser said following the verdict. “I’m very, very much satisfied with the decision, that’s a victory for me, really, and a big progress, a step forward. I feel justice was made.”

The court, made up of a three-judge panel, said that the plaintiffs faced an“aggressive” defense strategy “based on comments meant to offend them.” Thus, higher fines were justified because the judges determined that Depardieu’s lawyer's comments in court aggravated the harm to the accusers.

Jérémie Assous, Depardieu’s lawyer, regretted that the court “considered that questioning the accusations is an additional assault ... which means that now the defense, even in this type of trial, is no longer accepted.”

Depardieu has been publicly accused and faced formal complaints from more than 20 women, but this is the only case that has gone to court. Another actor, Charlotte Arnould, accused Depardieu in 2018 of raping her at his home. Her case is active and prosecutors decided in August to request that it go to trial.