(ANSA) – BARI, 29 JUL – Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Paul Haggis remains free. The Court of Review of Lecce rejected the appeal of the Prosecutor of Brindisi against the revocation of the arrest of Haggis, under investigation for sexual violence and injuries on a 29-year-old Englishwoman. The Oscar winner, assisted by the lawyer Michele Laforgia, was held under house arrest from 19 June to 4 July. The alleged sexual abuse would have taken place – according to the alleged victim’s complaint and the accusatory reconstruction – from 12 to 15 June in a B&B in Ostuni where the director was supposed to participate in the Allora Fest film festival. After a long probative incident in which the woman retraced the three days of alleged violence, the investigating judge had accepted the defense’s request, deeming the precautionary requirements ceased and also downsized the accusatory framework. The prosecutors then challenged the release, but today the Salento judges rejected their appeal. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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