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French film director Ruggia convicted of sexually abusing actress Adèle Haenel

A French court has convicted French film director Christophe Ruggia of sexually abusing actress Adèle Haenel when she was underage. He will avoid prison as the court sentenced him to a two-year suspended term and two years under house arrest.Ruggia was also ordered to pay €15,000 to Haenel.

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French Filmmaker Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault In #Metoo Trial

French court finds filmmaker guilty of sexual assault on actor, sparking industry-wide conversation on abuse. Prominent figures speak out against abuse in ...

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French film director Christophe Ruggia guilty of sexually assaulting 12 year-old actress in MeToo trial

Renowned actor Adele Haenel accused Christophe Ruggia of abusing her in 2001

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Film director found guilty of sexual assault in France’s first big #MeToo trial

A Paris court has found a filmmaker guilty of sexual assault on French actor Adèle Haenel when she was between 12 and 15 in the early 2000s, in the country’s first big #MeToo trial

The Independent UK

French Actor Outraged As Director Denies Child Abuse In Court

A French prosecutor Tuesday demanded a filmmaker be put under house arrest for two years over sexually assaulting an actor when she was a child, after his accuser stormed out of the landmark trial over him denying the abuse.

International Business Times

Director faces trial in Haenel assault case that ignited France’s #MeToo movement

The director accused of sexually assaulting French actor Adele Haenel when she was a minor went on trial in Paris on Monday. Haenel’s accusations sparked a #MeToo movement in French cinema, with other actors coming forward.

Radio France Internationale

French Director Accused Of Abusing Star Haenel Goes On Trial

A French filmmaker accused of sexually assaulting actor Adele Haenel when she was 12 was to go on trial in Paris on Monday, five years after her allegations fired France's #MeToo movement.

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Director Accused Of Abusing French Star Haenel Goes On Trial

A filmmaker accused of sexually assaulting French actor Adele Haenel when she was a minor goes on trial in Paris Monday, five years after her allegations fired France's #MeToo movement.

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Prosecutors Demand Trial For French Director Over Alleged Abuse Of Actor

French prosecutors have requested a trial for film director Christophe Ruggia, who has been charged with sexually assaulting an actor when she was a minor, sources told AFP on Thursday.

International Business Times

Jane Fonda: French director asked to sleep with me to ‘see what my orgasms were like’ for a role

Actor says director René Clément propositioned her in French during the filming of 1964 film Joy House, but ‘I pretended I didn’t understand’

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Cannes director defends festival after Adèle Haenel slams French film industry's #MeToo response

After one of France’s top actors, Adèle Haenel, announced she was quitting a French film industry that she denounced for “complacency toward sexual aggressors,” Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Fremaux rejected her criticisms Monday

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Adèle Haenel retires over French film sector’s ‘complacency’ towards sexual predators

Actor says ‘cancelling’ film from her life is way to protest against sector’s ostracism of women who speak up

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