The actress first accused the filmmaker of sexual harassment in 2019 after they worked together on 2002's “The Devils" when she was a teenager

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. He will spend two years under house arrest,

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.

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 cinema.

A French court on Monday found French film director Christophe Ruggia guilty of sexually abusing actress Adele Haenel when she was underage and handed him a four-year sentence, two of which are suspended.

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 assault by a Paris court.