The woman, who is allegedly raped by director Paul Haggis, told Italian police “I was raped for days”, according to a new report.
“We were supposed to work together, but instead he raped me from Sunday night to Wednesday,” the cops’ wife in the southern city of Brindisi said, the Daily Beast reported on Monday.
Haggis, who wrote and directed the 2006 Oscar-winning film Catastrophe, is under investigation for forcing a “young foreign woman” to have sex “without his consent” for two days. reports on sunday.
The summary of the arrest warrant says the woman told the horrific story of Italian prosecutor Antonio Negro, according to the publication.
The Briton was found hiding in a former small airport early Wednesday morning after Haggis allegedly left her there.
The flight attendant who brought her to the authorities said that “she was destroyed” and “she spoke with difficulty”, writes Daily Beast. She then went to the hospital according to protocol to treat and examine the rape victims. More information about the victim was not reported.
Haggis, 69, was in the nearby town of Ostuni for the Alora Film Festival. He is currently being detained by police, but many details remain unclear.
His Italian lawyer, Michele Laforgia, told the Daily Beast that Haggis will appear in court on Thursday.
Laforgia said Haggis was “completely innocent and we hope for the speed of all the necessary investigations to clarify the issue.”
Haggis is a renowned director, screenwriter and producer. He won an Oscar in 2006 for Best Original Screenplay for “Crash,” which also won Best Picture.
He also wrote and produced “Million Dollar Baby” from 2004 and was the screenwriter of the James Bond film “Casino Royale” and author of stories for “Letters from Ivo Jima”.
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