A sexual assault charge against Paul Haggis has been dismissed.
The 69-year-old director was arrested in Italy in June on suspicion of sexual assault and aggravated personal injury after an unnamed British woman claimed she had forced him into having sex over a two-day period, but on Friday a court in Lecce ruled in his favour and found no basis for to continue investigating the allegations.
Paul was kept under police detention in a hotel after being arrested on June 19, but was released from house arrest two weeks later while prosecutors decided whether to pursue their investigation, though he had to stay in Italy.The ‘Third Person’ filmmaker previously denied the allegations against him but admitted he had made “two mistakes”.
“I’m upset with myself for these errors in judgment but cannot comprehend that they resulted in false and damaging accusations against me.Article content
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