French Film Grooming Claims Puts Focus On Child Coaches

Judith Godreche has helped launch a new wave of MeToo uproar with allegations she was groomed by directors as a child (Credit: AFP)

Allegations of child grooming on French film sets has put the spotlight on the importance of coaches to protect young actors.

French cinema has undergone a fresh wave of MeToo controversy in recent months thanks in large part to accusations by actor Judith Godreche. Now 52, she says she was groomed and sexually assaulted by two directors when she was a child star in the 1980s.