As his troubles begin to decline in the United States, Kevin Spacey becomes more complicated in Britain. AP photo
Actor Kevin Spacey admitted this plans to “come forward voluntarily” before UK courts to defend himself against four charges of assault and sexual abuse against three men in which he was charged last week for events that occurred between 2005 and 2013.
“While I am disappointed with your decision to move forward, I will voluntarily report to the UK as soon as possible and defend myself against these allegations, which I trust will prove my innocence,” Kevin Spacey told reporters. Variety.
On May 26, the British Crown Prosecution Service, the public agency that conducts criminal proceedings in England and Wales, cleared four criminal charges against Spacey.
Kevin Spacey is accused of sexual assault and abuse by three men in Britain.
Right to a fair trial
In this regard, the House of Cards actor celebrated that the Crown Attorney’s Office reminded the media that he has “the right to a fair and innocent trial until proven guilty.”
Rosemary Ainslie, head of the British Special Crimes Division, said: two of the alleged incidents occurred in March 2005 in London against a man, while a third sexual assault allegedly took place in August 2008 against a second man.
The fourth sexual assault allegedly took place in April 2013 in the country of Gloucestershire against the third man.
In addition to these new charges on British soil, the double Oscar for The usual suspects (1995) and American beauty (1999) and numerous awards for the series House of cards has faced a full-fledged wave of accusations in the United States since 2017 for crimes of a sexual nature in the midst of the #MeToo movement.
Since then, and except for a secondary role in a Franco Nero film shot last year in Turin, has not returned to work.
Kevin Spacey discusses voluntarily appearing before the British judges. photo by Reuters
What is known about the victims
The alleged victim of the 2005 incidents is now 40, while the two men allegedly involved in the 2008 and 2013 incidents are now 30, London Metropolitan Police said.
Rosemary Ainslie, head of the Special Crimes Division of Great Britain, specifies in the note that the accusations are made against her after examining the data collected in an investigation by the London Metropolitan Police, also known as Scotland Yard. The prosecutor underlines this only a court can eventually determine your innocence or guilt.
Ainslie warns that it is “very important” that no information is released in the press or on the Internet that could raise prejudices about this case.
Your situation in the United States
The civil lawsuit against actor Kevin Spacey who accuses him in the United States of sexually assaulting a teenager in the 1980s can be rejected after the plaintiff’s attorneys informed the judge that he did not want to identify himself.
A federal judge ruled in early May that the alleged assault victim, identified in court documents as CD, who claims Spacey sexually assaulted him when he was 14, You must disclose your identity publicly.
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan found that the public has a legitimate interest in knowing the identity of the man, noting in this case “that interest is amplified because CD made its allegations against a public figure. “
However, the victim’s lawyers filed a letter to the court informing the judge of their client’s decision and requested that the case be dismissed regarding CD.
“As we previously informed the Court, CD believes he will not be able to resist control and intrusion into his life if his identity is revealed in this matter, “wrote attorneys Richard M. Steigman and Peter J. Saghir.
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Source: Clarin
