French filmmaker Ruggia placed under investigation for 'sexual assault' of actress when a child

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French filmmaker Christophe Ruggia was on Thursday placed under formal investigation for “sexual assault of a minor” following an investigation opened by the Paris public prosecution services into actress Adèle Haenel's allegations, revealed by Mediapart, that she was sexually harassed by Ruggia over a period when she was aged between 12 and 15.

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French filmmaker Christophe Ruggia was placed under formal investigation on Thursday for “sexual assault of a minor” in an investigation into allegations of his abuse of the actress Adèle Haenel when she was aged between 12 and 15.