India, April 8 -- Paul Schrader, the acclaimed writer behind cinematic masterpieces like 'Taxi Driver' and 'Raging Bull,' has been accused of sexual harassment and assault by his former assistant.

An unnamed 26-year-old woman filed a case against the writer and alleged that Schrader, 78, grabbed and kissed her during the Cannes Film Festival in 2023. The case was filed in New York, reported AFP.

The victim, who has been given the pseudonym Jane Doe in the suit, claimed that she was summoned to the famous writer's hotel room where Schrader exposed himself.

"Since Defendant Schrader's brutal attack on Doe, exposure of his genitals to her, and his countless other acts of sexual harassment, she has suffered, inter alia, nightmares, extreme...