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 ...

The 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' actress accused Ruggia of sexually assaulting and molesting her over the course of three years, starting when she was 12. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief ...

French filmmaker Christophe Ruggia, who was accused in 2019 by “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” actor Adele Haenel of having sexually abused her when she was a minor, was found guilty of sexual ...

Christophe Ruggia was sentenced to four years and fined for sexually assaulting the actress Adèle Haenel when she was a minor. By Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic Reporting from Paris A ...

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.

French director Christophe Ruggia has been sentenced to a two-year custodial sentence under house arrest with an electronic bracelet following a landmark trial on accusations by actress Adèle ...

A French film-maker Christophe Ruggia has been placed under formal investigation after a cinema star Haenel accused him of molesting her when she was a child actress, Paris prosecutors said on ...

French Director Christophe Ruggia has been sentenced to two years of house arrest for sexually abusing actress Adèle Haenel when she was a minor. Ruggia will serve under house arrest with an ...

Christophe Ruggia was accused by actor Adele Haenel of repeatedly touching her inappropriately while working on the movie The Devils in 2001, when he was 36. He was sentenced to four years by the ...

In one of the most prominent #MeToo cases in the French film industry, director Christophe Ruggia has been found guilty of the sexual assault of Portrait of a Lady on Fire actress Adèle Haenel.

Ruggia is not the first man in French cinema to face charges over his behaviour on set. Gerard Depardieu, one of France's most famous actors, is due to go on trial in March accused of sexually ...