On Monday, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan refused to let the man proceed only as"C.D." in a lawsuit filed in September in New York state court and later moved to federal court. The lawsuit claims that C.D. was abused by the actor when he was underage in the 1980s.
The man had reportedly met Spacey in the actor's suburban New York acting class before the alleged abuse, according to the lawsuit which seeks over $40 million in damages. Kaplan said C.D.’s privacy interest does not outweigh the presumption of open judicial proceedings and the prejudice to Spacey's defense that would occur if he could proceed anonymously. Individuals with information that might support Spacey also would not know to come forward, the judge added.
Kevin Spacey's accuser has been ordered to identify themself after previously hoping to remain anonymous throughout the trial. C.D. since the 1990s had spoken to an unknown number of people about his claims against Spacey and had apparently cooperated for a New York magazine article that appeared onHe said"the evidence suggests that C.D. knowingly and repeatedly took the risk that any of these individuals at one point or another would reveal his true identity in a manner that would bring that identity to wide public attention.
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Fox411 Confrontation clause within the 6th Amendment. So while it can be hard for victims... the accused has rights.
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