Actor Kevin Spacey will be charged with seven further sex offences, all against one man, piling on the pressure on one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Britain’s Crown Prosecution said Wednesday that charges against the former House of Cards star are three of indecent assault, three of sexual assault and one of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. Kevin Spacey to Make First Speaking Appearance in Five Years Amid Sexual Assault Controversy.
The charges relate to incidents between 2001 and 2004. The prosecuting authority approved the charges following “a review of the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police in its investigation”, said Rosemary Ainslie, head of the CPS Special Crime Division. In a July court appearance, Spacey, 63, denied charges of sexually assaulting three men a decade or more ago. That plea related to four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. Kevin Spacey Says His Father’s ‘Racist, Homophobic and Anti-Semitic Views’ Was Why He Didn’t Come Out As Gay.
Judge Mark Wall set a date of June 6, 2023, for the trial to start and said it would last three to four weeks. It is likely to be at the Old Bailey, the venue for Britain’s highest-profile criminal trials. The Oscar-winning actor ran London’s Old Vic theatre between 2004 and 2015. Spacey, who has addresses in London and the US, was granted bail and allowed to return to the United States after a preliminary hearing in June.
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