Kevin Spacey arrives at London court for sex offence trial

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Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey arrived at a London court on Wednesday for the start of his four-week trial on a dozen sex offence charges.

Spacey, 63, denies allegations of historic offences committed against four men which are said to have taken place between 2001 and 2013.The charges against Spacey include indecent and sexual assaults and a more serious offence of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent, which carries a maximum punishment of life imprisonment.

Spacey, who won Oscars for best actor in "American Beauty" and best supporting actor in "The Usual Suspects" , spent over a decade working in London as artistic director for the British capital's Old Vic theatre from 2004 to 2015. Last November the Crown Prosecution Service authorised a further seven charges involving sex assaults on one man between 2001 and 2004.

 

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