The American actor Kevin Spacey risks a new trial in London, this time in a civil court, for accusations of sexual assault, in a procedure that had been suspended pending the result of the criminal process from which he was acquitted.
These lawsuits were filed in 2022 by a man accusing Kevin Spacey of sexual assault, but were suspended after the Oscar winner was accused of American Beauty AND Usual suspects following accusations by four men, which resulted in their acquittal last year.
At the end of the criminal process, Kevin Spacey’s lawyers did not present the defense arguments expected by the Superior Court in the civil case, so a default judgment was issued on the actor’s liability.
But after a hearing Tuesday, the judge vacated the default ruling, clearing the way for a civil trial on the charges.
Ten new testimonies revealed
This perspective emerges when the 64-year-old actor denied new accusations of sexual assault, before the broadcast, on Monday and Tuesday, of a documentary that brings together the testimonies of ten men who denounce the star’s behavior towards them.
In an interview broadcast on the Internet before the documentary aired, Kevin Spacey denied any illegal behavior.
He admits to having had sexual relations with men “who thought they were advancing their careers by having a relationship” with him, but claims to have “never told anyone that I would help their careers in exchange for sexual favors.”
Also accused of sexual assault in the United States, Kevin Spacey was found not guilty in 2022 by a civil court in New York. And in 2019 charges were dropped in another case.
These accusations, which arose during the #MeToo movement, put an end to the career of the actor, then at the height of his glory, star of the hit Netflix series. house of cards.
Source: BFM TV
