Adele Haenel said Christophe Ruggia sexually harassed her from the age of 12 after being cast in his film The Devils RODIN ECKENROTH/GETTY IMAGESA French film-maker was yesterday charged with sexually assaulting Adele Haenel, a leading actress, when she was a young teenager. Christophe Ruggia, 55, was accused of sexual assault of a minor “by a person with authority over the victim” and barred from meeting Haenel, 31. She alleged in November that he sexually touched her, kissed her and harassed her verbally when she was between the ages of 12 and 15. The actress, who starred in last year’s art house hit Portrait of a Lady on Fire and has twice won cinema’s Caesar awards, has received strong backing from women in public life. They include government ministers and stars such as Marion Cotillard, who told her: “Your courage is a gift of unmatched generosity for women…

Source: The Times January 17, 2020 00:11 UTC