American actor Kevin Spacey has been charged for the alleged sexual assault of three men in the United Kingdom. Rosemary Ainslie, the head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) special crime division shared that they have authorised criminal charges against Kevin Spacey, for four counts of sexual assault against three men, as reported by BBC News. The actor, however, has not been 'formally charged' as he is not present in the country.
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Previous allegations
The House of Cards star was charged with raping three men in the UK between 2005 and 2013. The three alleged victims, now aged between 30 and 40 years, had filed a complaint against the actor, as per CBS. After an investigation by the Metropolitan Police, and a review of the evidence gathered, the 62-year-old was charged. As per the statements released by the authorities on Thursday, May 28:
He has also been charged with causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without their consent
Since 2016, Kevin Spacey has been the target of several accusations of sexual harassment and assault in the UK, when he ran the London theatre, Old Vic. In 2017, in an investigation published by theNew York Times on Old Vic, it was discovered that Spacey had ‘20 Reports of Misconduct’. CBS also reported that in 2019, in the United States, the actor faced felony charges due to indecent assault, but these charges were later dropped.
Kevin Spacey at the Cannes Film Festival
Boycotted by a large part of the American and British film industry, Kevin Spacey was nevertheless spotted at the Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2022. According to Rolling Stone, Spacey’s presence was due to the screening of his comeback film called Peter Five Eight. A thriller that was presented during the week of the film market. However, the actor kept himself scarce from the limelight.
This article is translated from Oh!MyMag FR.
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