Ruggia had denied any wrongdoing. Haenel, now 35, was the first top actor in France to accuse the film industry of turning a blind eye to sexual abuse after the #MeToo movement broke out.

Adele Haenel, 35, has accused filmmaker Christophe ... was the first prominent actor to accuse the French film industry of turning a blind eye to sexual abuse. Ruggia directed Haenel in the ...

Haenel had accused Ruggia of abusing her from the age of 12 to 15, during and after the filming of “The Devils,” which tells the story of two abandoned siblings searching for their home ...

PARIS (AP) — A Paris court has found a filmmaker guilty of sexual assault on French actor Adele Haenel when she was ... film industry of turning a blind eye to sexual abuse after the MeToo ...