Actor Kevin Spacey Charged With Four Counts of Sexual Assault Against Three Men in UK

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The 62-year-old actor first faced sexual assault accusations in 2017, when actor Anthony Rapp claimed that Spacey molested him when he was 14 years old. After that, several more people came out claiming they had been harassed by the actor.
US actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men in the UK.
The incidents reportedly took place between 2005 and 2013 in London and Gloucestershire.
According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), one man claims he was sexually assaulted by Spacey twice in March 2005, while another claims he was sexually assaulted in August 2008 and then forced to engage in a sex act against his will. All of these alleged incidents took place in London. The third complainant said he was sexually assaulted by the actor in Gloucestershire in April 2013.
"The CPS has authorised criminal charges against Kevin Spacey, 62, for four counts of sexual assault against three men. He has also been charged with causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. The charges follow a review of the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police in its investigation. The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against Mr Spacey are active and that he has the right to a fair trial", the head of the CPS Crime Division, Rosemary Ainslie, said, as quoted by the Daily Mail.
Kevin Spacey starred in some of Hollywood's most popular films and TV shows over the past three decades, such as House of Cards. He also worked as artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre in London between in 2004-2015.
Actor Kevin Spacey attends a pretrial hearing on Monday, June 3, 2019, at district court in Nantucket, Mass. - Sputnik International, 1920, 09.04.2022
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