Paul Haggis, Oscar-Winning Filmmaker, Arrested in Italy on Sexual Assault Charges

Paul Haggis, the Canadian-born writer, director, and producer best known for the Oscar-winning Best Picture Crash, was arrested on Sunday in the southern Italian city of Ostuni. The New York Times reported that the 69-year-old was charged with “aggravated sexual violence and aggravated personal injuries” by local police. The police statement said that following two days of “nonconsensual intercourse” Haggis took his accuser, who is not Italian, to the Brindisi airport “at the first lights of dawn, despite the precarious physical and psychological conditions of the woman.” Airport staff noticed a woman in a “confusional state” who was brought to… Read Full Article