A French court on Monday found film director Christophe Ruggia guilty of sexually assaulting actress Adèle Haenel when she was between 12 and 15 in the early 2000s.Ruggia was sentenced to two years under house arrest with an electronic bracelet plus a two-year suspended sentence in what is seen as a #MeToo landmark trial in France.The court ruled that Ruggia “took advantage of the dominant position” he had over Haenel at the time.“During quasi-weekly meetings at you...

Popular Tiktoker Okoye Blessing Nwakego, better known as Ego, who accused actress Eniola Badmus of connecting girls to top politicians in Nigeria, has been sentenced to prison.A Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced Ego to three years imprisonment with the option of a fine of N150,000 on Wednesday.Justice Nicholas Oweibo convicted the Tiktoker after she pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of cyberstalking.It was alleged that Ego and one Chimabia, now at large, cons...

After several months of litigation, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Thursday sentenced a Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, to 16 years imprisonment.Baba Ijesha is facing six counts of child defilement that include indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault by penetration and sexual assault by penetration.The offences contravene Section 135, 137, 261, 202, 262 and 2...