Kevin Spacey (screen capture)Oscar winner Kevin Spacey has been found not guilty of all nine sexual assault charges leveled against him in a U.K. trial.
BREAKING: Actor Kevin Spacey has been found not guilty of all charges in a sexual assault trial in the U.K. https://t.co/UVUNqxZYcC
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 26, 2023
From CBS News:
The actor had faced nine sexual offense charges related to incidents reported by four men that allegedly took place between 2001 and 2013.
The Academy Award-winning actor had pleaded not guilty to all of the charges.
Spacey, 64, was acquitted in London’s Southwark Crown Court of charges including sexual assault, causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity.
All four of Spacey’s accusers testified during the trial calling him a “sexual bully.” Spacey testifed as well in his own defense.
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Spacey was fired from his Netflix series “House of Cards” in 2017 after actor Anthony Rapp accused him of sexual misconduct in the 1980s. A civil jury eventually found him not liable on those allegations.
Actor Kevin Spacey speaks after a London jury today found him not guilty on nine charges of sexual assault:
“I am enormously grateful to the jury for having taken the time to examine all of the evidence and all of the facts carefully before they reached their decision.” pic.twitter.com/yBTg9BQTD2
— The Recount (@therecount) July 26, 2023
Four men testified that Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted them. A majority-male jury didn't side with any of them, clearing Spacey of all charges. A reminder of how men treat other men, too, when they make sexual assault allegations.https://t.co/wtTx6jm0dH
— Kat Tenbarge (@kattenbarge) July 26, 2023