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.

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.

PARIS (AP) — A Paris court 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 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 verdict is expected on Monday in the trial of French film director Christophe Ruggia, charged with sexually abusing actress Adele Haenel when she was underage, in one of the first #MeToo cases to emerge from French cinema.

A Paris court on Monday handed down a four-year sentence to French director Christophe Ruggia for the sexual abuse over several years of child actress Adèle Haenel. Two years have been suspended and the other two will be served under house arrest with electronic tagging.

A French court Monday ordered a filmmaker to wear an electronic bracelet for two years after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting an actor when she was a child, sparing

French director Christophe Ruggia has been found guilty of sexually assaulting actor Adèle Haenel during the early 2000s, but avoids jail time. This is France's first major #MeToo trial in Paris. View

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.