A French court docket on Monday discovered movie director Christophe Ruggia responsible of sexually assaulting actress Adèle Haenel when she was between 12 and 15 within the early 2000s.
Ruggia was sentenced to 2 years below home arrest with an digital bracelet, plus a two-year suspended sentence, in what’s seen as a #MeToo landmark trial in France.
The court docket dominated that Ruggia “took benefit of the dominant place” he had over Haenel on the time.
“Throughout quasi-weekly conferences at your private home for over three years, you had sexualised gestures and attitudes,” as Haenel was “progressively remoted” from her family members, the court docket mentioned in a press release.
However Ruggia, who’s now 60 years previous, denied any wrongdoing.
In the meantime, Haenel, now 35, was the primary high actor in France to accuse the movie business of turning a blind eye to sexual abuse after the #MeToo motion broke out.
In 2019, Haenel accused Ruggia of getting repeatedly touched her inappropriately throughout and after the filming of the film Les Diables [The Devils] within the early 2000s.
She appeared relieved, respiratory deeply, as Monday’s verdict was being introduced.
Haenel was applauded by some ladies’s rights activists as she left the courtroom.
Movie director sentenced for sexually assaulting actress Adéle
