{"id":60189,"date":"2022-06-20T15:47:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T15:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/oscar-winning-canadian-director-arrested-for-sexual-assault-in-italy-photos\/"},"modified":"2022-06-20T15:47:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T15:47:57","slug":"oscar-winning-canadian-director-arrested-for-sexual-assault-in-italy-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/oscar-winning-canadian-director-arrested-for-sexual-assault-in-italy-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar-winning Canadian director arrested for sexual assault in Italy (photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"firstP\">\n<p>Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis has been arrested in southern Italy on suspicion of aggravated sexual assault.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Prosecutors in the southeastern town of Brindisi say the well-known Canadian filmmaker is accused of &#8220;serious personal injury to a young foreign girl&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Local agencies ANSA and AGI quoted reports that Haggis has denied the allegations through his lawyer Michele Laforgia.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The actions start as soon as possible, I am completely innocent,&#8221; the producer said, according to lawyer Laforgia, the agencies reported.<\/p>\n<p>Another lawyer representing Haggis, Priya Chaudhry, gave a statement to several US networks saying the director was &#8220;totally innocent&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>When asked by reporters she said: &#8220;Under Italian law, I can not discuss the evidence of the investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I&#8217;m sure the charges will go down as Haggis is cooperating with the authorities and the truth will come out soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Haggis, 69, director and screenwriter of the 2005 Oscar-winning film &#8220;Crash,&#8221; was expected to attend the Allora Fest, which kicks off tomorrow in Ostuni, Brindisi.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said the victim &#8220;stayed&#8221; with Haggis before the festival.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The suspect had forced the young girl, whom he had known some time ago, to have sexual intercourse with her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They added that after one of the episodes the girl was forced to seek medical help.<\/p>\n<p>The daily La Repubblica wrote that Haggis is already under house arrest in Ostuni.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC has contacted the Allora Fest festival but the name of the detainee does not appear to be on the official calendar events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last\">\n<strong><\/p>\n<p>top channel<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\tvar ajaxurl = \"https:\/\/top-channel.tv\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\";<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\/\/Google Analytics\n\t\twindow.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\tfunction gtag() {\n\t\t\tdataLayer.push(arguments);\n\t\t}\n\t\tgtag('js', new Date());<\/p>\n<p>\t\tgtag('config', 'UA-7855069-1');<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\/\/Facebook\n\t\twindow.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n\t\t\tFB.init({\n\t\t\t\tappId: '1715618661991455',\n\t\t\t\txfbml: true,\n\t\t\t\tversion: 'v2.10'\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t\tFB.AppEvents.logPageView();\n\t\t};<\/p>\n<p>\t\t(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) {\n\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjs = d.createElement(s);\n\t\t\tjs.id = id;\n\t\t\tjs.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n\t\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/top-channel.tv\/2022\/06\/20\/regjizori-kanadez-fitues-oskari-arrestohet-per-sulm-seksual-ne-itali-fotot\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Oscar-winning director Paul Haggis has been arrested in southern Italy on suspicion of aggravated sexual assault. 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