Canadian-American screenwriter, producer and director Paul Haggis, who was arrested in Italy for rape, has pleaded not guilty.
The Academy Award winner for Crash (2004) expressed the hope through his attorney that the situation would be cleared up as quickly as possible. Ansa writes about it.
Haggis was arrested in the Italian city of Ostuni in the Puglia region on charges of sexual violence.
He won several Oscars in 2006 for “Crash” in southern Italy, where the local festival was held.
According to the charge, the director forced a foreigner to have sex, and then left him at Brindisi airport in poor physical and psychological condition.
Airport and border guards helped the woman. Then she filed a complaint with the police.
On its basis, Haggis was arrested. The charges were brought by a 30-year-old English woman who spent three days with the director, during which she was allegedly sexually assaulted repeatedly.
Haggis is under house arrest in a hotel. Similar accusations have been made against Haggis before.
Haggis has written screenplays for the films Million Dollar Baby, Casino Royale, and Quantum of Solace.
Canadian-American director and screenwriter Paul Haggis has been arrested in Ostuni, Italy, on charges of sexual violence.
He writes about this, referring to the statement of the Prosecutor’s Office of Brindisi.
He won several Oscars in 2006 for “Crash” in southern Italy, where the local festival was held.
According to the charge, the director forced a foreigner to have sex, and then left him at Brindisi airport in poor physical and psychological condition.
Airport and border guards helped the woman. Then she filed a complaint with the police. On its basis, Haggis was arrested.
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