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, when he will also have to wear an electronic bracelet.

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

Paris court has found a filmmaker guilty of assaulting French actor Adele Haenel. This case marks France's first major MeToo trial, drawing attention to sexual assault in the entertainment industry.

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 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.

In a landmark victory, French actress Adele Haenel’s abuser, Christophe Ruggia, has been given a two-year custodial sentence after being found guilty of sexual assault. The director, 60, will spend his time under house arrest with an electronic bracelet, followed by another two years suspended.

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.