Kevin Spacey Faces London Court as Sexual Assault Trial Begins

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey faced a London court on Friday as his trial on sexual assault charges began. Prosecutor Christine Agnew described Spacey as a “sexual bully” who “delights in making others feel powerless and uncomfortable.” He has been charged with indecent and sexual assaults and an offense of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent, which carries a maximum punishment of life imprisonment.

Spacey has pleaded not guilty to a dozen allegations of sexual offenses alleged to have been committed against four men between the years of 2001 and 2013. Agnew said that Spacey’s behavior escalated from “touchy-feely advances to hostile fondling and worse.”

The trial is expected to last for seven days and will include testimony from the four alleged victims. Spacey’s legal team is expected to argue that the accusations are false and that the actor is the victim of a “witch hunt.”

Spacey is best known for his roles in films such as “American Beauty” and “The Usual Suspects.” He has been absent from the public eye since 2017, when he was first accused of sexual misconduct. Since then, he has been the subject of numerous other allegations of sexual misconduct.