The actress Adèle Haenel has accused the director Christophe Ruggia of grooming and sexually assaulting her when she was 12. If found guilty, he faces up to a decade in prison.

Adèle Haenel, a French actor who has accused a filmmaker of sexually assaulting her when she was a child, shouted at him to "shut up" before storming out in the middle of his trial. Christophe ...

Ms. Haenel did not show any clear emotion when the verdict — which also ordered Mr. Ruggia to pay 50,000 euros, or about $51,300, in damages — was read out.

The trial began Monday and is expected to last two days. Haenel made headlines back in 2020 when she stood up and walked out of the César Awards after Roman Polanski won Best Director for his ...

Haenel accused Ruggia of abusing her from the age of 12 to 15, both during and after filming of The Devils. She often went to Ruggia’s house, where he would touch her between the legs and caress ...

Haenel arrived in court looking somber but determined. Female rights activists gathered outside, with placards bearing the slogan ‘Adele, On Te Croit’ (Adele We Believe you).

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 ...

Adèle Haenel, a French actor who has accused a filmmaker of sexually assaulting her when she was a child, shouted at him to "shut up" before storming out in the middle of his trial.