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French prosecutors have recommended that cement maker company, Lafarge, face trial on charges of funding terrorist groups, including Daesh, during its past activities in Syria.
French actor Judith Godreche Thursday accused director Jacques Doillon of sexually abusing her when she was 15, the second such charge she has made after alleging another director raped her while she was a minor.French cinema has been rocked by allegations it has shrugged off sexism and sexual abuse for decades, and criticism that the arts have too long provided cover for abuse.
French prosecutors have requested a trial for film director Christophe Ruggia, who has been charged with sexually assaulting an actor when she was a minor, sources told AFP on Thursday.In 2020, Ruggia, now 59, was charged over accusations that he sexually assaulted actress Adele Haenel when she was a minor.
French prosecutors said Wednesday they had opened an inquiry after actor Judith Godreche filed a complaint against film director Benoit Jacquot, accusing him of raping her in a relationship that began when she was 14 and he was 25 years her senior.Godreche in January on social media accused Jacquot, now 77, of manipulating her into a relationship as a vulnerable underage actor.
French prosecutors are investigating Nestlé after the Swiss food giant admitted to treating water for its top brands, including Perrier and Vittel, that supposedly comes straight from springs.