Ο Oscar-winning Canadian director Paul Haggis arrested in southern Italy after a woman complains of being sexually assaulted.
The 69-year-old has won the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Screenplay for "Crash", while he has also written the screenplay for another Oscar-winning film, "Million Dollar Baby".
He is accused of forcing a young woman to have sex with him during the two days he was in the Italian city of Ostuni in Puglia.
Haggis declared himself "completely innocent" through his lawyer Michel Lafordzia.
He was placed under house arrest, according to information in either a hotel or a villa in the area.
Haggis was in Italy to attend the Allora Fest in Ostuni.
In a separate case, in 2018 a woman accused Haggis of raping her in 2013 and has filed a lawsuit against him.
After that, three other women turned against him, accusing him of sexual abuse.
Source: RES-EAP