Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Haenel first publicly accused him of sexual assault in 2019, saying he exercised undue control over her and isolated her from her family and crew ...

A French court on Monday found French film director Christophe Ruggia guilty of sexually abusing actress Adèle Haenel when she was underage, in one of the first #MeToo cases to emerge from French ...

A French court on Monday found film director Christophe Ruggia guilty of sexually assaulting actress Adèle Haenel when she was a child in what is seen as a #MeToo landmark trial in France.

Adèle Haenel was the first prominent French actor to accuse the French film industry of turning a blind eye to sexual assault A French film director has been found guilty of sexually assaulting ...

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The sentence comes six years after Haenel went public in 2019 with sexual assault accusations against Ruggia in an interview with investigative website Mediapart. Related Stories News Cameron Diaz ...

A French film director has been found guilty of sexually assaulting actor Adèle Haenel when she was underage. Christophe Ruggia, 60, was given a four-year sentence, two of which were suspended.

French Film Director Ruggia Found Guilty of Sexually Abusing Actress Haenel By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) -A French court on Monday found French film director Christophe Ruggia guilty of ...

French Film Director Ruggia Found Guilty of Sexually Abusing Actress Adele Haenel PARIS (Reuters) - A French court on Monday found French film director Christophe Ruggia guilty of sexually abusing ...