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Belgian artist Jan Fabre given 18-month suspended sentence for harassing dancers

Belgian artist Jan Fabre. © AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki

Belgian artist and choreographer Jan Fabre, one of Europe's most celebrated and controversial contemporary artists, was given an 18-month suspended sentence on Friday after being convicted of sexually harassing and assaulting dancers.

Prosecutors had sought a three-year custodial sentence for the 63-year-old, but the court in Antwerp ruled that half of the alleged incidents had not been proven or happened too long ago.

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