Film director found guilty of sexual assault in France's first big #MeToo trial
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French filmmaker Christophe Ruggia arrives for his trial at a courthouse in Paris, Feb. 3, 2025. French actor Adele Haenel arrives at the courthouse in Paris, Feb. 3, 2025, for the trial of filmmaker Christophe Ruggia.
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.
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