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Kevin Spacey’s ‘preferred method of assault’ is to ‘aggressively grab men in the crotch’, court told
- Spacey is on trial in the UK following allegations by four men who say he sexually assaulted them during the more than a decade he spent working in London
- The actor faces 12 charges, one of which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Spacey’s lawyer said the accusations are ‘completely denied’
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The prosecution in US actor Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault trial told the court that the actor’s “preferred method of assault” is to “aggressively grab men in the crotch”, Sky News reported on Sunday.
The two-time Oscar winner, 63, is on trial in the UK following allegations by four men who say he sexually assaulted them. The allegations against Spacey took place during the more than a decade he spent in London working at the Old Vic theatre.
Spacey, who won the best actor Oscar for American Beauty in 2000 and best supporting actor in The Usual Suspects in 1996, has previously denied 12 charges against him, which include sexual assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.
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The latter charge carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Spacey, who was described in court as a “sexual bully” who “delights in making others feel powerless and uncomfortable”, is alleged to have grabbed or groped three men, while one claims he awoke to Spacey “sucking” his penis, Sky News reported.
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Two of the four victims, who were all in their 20s or 30s at the time the alleged incidents were said to have taken place, noted the force of Spacey’s actions.
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