Sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey dropped after accuser dies

A sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey has been dropped after the man who accused him unexpectedly died.

The anonymous alleged victim, whose death was first announced last month, claimed that the actor groped him while he was giving him a spa treatment in October 2016 at a house in Malibu, California.

Spacey, a two-time Academy Award winner known for numerous film and television roles, including American Beauty and House of Cards, was charged with sexual battery, gender violence, battery, assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and false imprisonment. The actor denied all the allegations.

Genie Harrison, who represented the deceased, said the document announcing his client’s death last month was “undignified, insensitive and inappropriate”. She also accused Spacey’s lawyers of legal manoeuvring to get the case dismissed.

Now, the LA County District Attorney’s office has confirmed that the case has been dropped with a spokesperson telling the Independent: “The sexual assault allegations cannot be proven without participation of the victim. Thus, the case was declined.”

The man had also sued Spacey under the alias John Doe in a case that remains pending in federal court…….read more

 

Source: NME

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