Sexual assault case against director Paul Haggis dropped in Italy
by Edward Helmore in New York from on (#621V0)
Judge in Lecce rules no grounds to pursue investigation against Canadian director, 69, who spent 16 days under house arrest
Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis has had a sexual assault charge dropped by an Italian court six weeks after he was accused by a 28-year-old British woman of forcing her to have non-consensual" sex with him.
A judge in the southern Italian city of Lecce ruled on Friday that there were no grounds to further pursue an investigation.
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