Director and screenwriter Paul Haggis will remain under house arrest following an Italian judge’s ruling over charges of sexual assault.
Laforgia also reiterated his client’s claim: “The relations he had with this woman are totally consensual,” Laforgia said, adding that “contrary to what is assumed to be present in the charges [against Haggis] there is no injury and no sign of violence” in the medical report from the hospital where the alleged victim was taken on Sunday. in a statement, “Under Italian Law, I cannot discuss the evidence. That said, I am confident that all allegations will be dismissed against Mr. Haggis.
Prosecutors said the alleged victim woman was dropped off at a nearby airport on Sunday morning following an alleged encounter with Haggis that lasted two days. Airport police and staff said they found the woman in “precarious physical and psychological conditions” and in a “confused state.” The woman was taken to a nearby hospital where she was examined and later told authorities of the sexual assault and filed formal charges.
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