Kevin Spacey has been charged with sexual assault against three men in England

American actor Kevin Spacey was charged on Thursday with four counts of sexual assault against three men by the British Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

The decision to charge Spacey was “following a review of the evidence collected by the Metropolitan Police Service in its investigation,” said a statement from Rosemary Ainslie, director of the CPS Special Crimes Division.

According to that text, “He is also charged with causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without their consent.”

The detail

The charges relate to two alleged incidents in London in 2005, two more in 2008 and one in Gloucestershire, west England, in 2013.

“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against Mr Spacey are ongoing and that he is entitled to a fair trial,” the statement read.

The alleged victim of the 2005 incidents is now 40 years old, while the two men allegedly involved in the incidents in 2008 and 2013 are now 30 years old, London Metropolitan Police said.

Ainslie noted in the note that the charges were attributed to him after reviewing data collected in a London Metropolitan Police investigation, also known as Scotland Yard. The prosecutor stressed that only the court can decide his innocence or guilt.

Ainslie warned that it was “very important” that the information was not disseminated in the press or on the Internet which could cause biases about this case.

A successful career and awards

Spacey won two Oscars for her roles in The usual suspects Y Nice coatand was artistic director of the Old Vic theater in London from 2003 to 2015. Those responsible for that emblematic London room in 2017 stated that they had received complaints from 20 people saying they had been sexually harassed by Spacey, who also faced lawsuits for it. types of crimes in the United States.

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