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,

A French court on Monday found film director Christophe Ruggia guilty of sexually assaulting actress Adèle Haenel when she was a child in what is seen as a #MeToo landmark trial in France.

French film director Christophe Ruggia arrives for the verdict in his trial for allegedly sexually abusing actress Adele Haenel on set while she was an adolescent, at the criminal court in Paris, France,