’s trial for sexual assault called the actor a “sexual bully” and told the jury it was normal to be “starstruck or overwhelmed” as the trial began, warning “you must keep yourself grounded and true to the oath.”
“Four men who are not known to each other but had the misfortune to attract Mr Spacey’s attention,” is how Agney described the alleged victims, who must not be named publicly under U.K. law. As time progressed, however, the complainant alleged that the touching became “more intense,” including rubbing his legs and stroking his neck. Eventually, he said, this escalated to Spacey touching the complainant’s genitals over his clothes and moving the complainant’s hand so that it was over Spacey’s genitals. The complainant made his objections clear, he said, telling Spacey to stop and at one point saying, “I don’t want to feel your knob.
The fourth and final complainant alleges he was assaulted by Spacey outside of London, after the two met at a village pub. After drinking in a group, the actor invited everyone back to the residence where he was staying. There he gave the fourth complainant a hug and kissed him on the neck. The prosecutor said Spacey then told the man “be cool” before grabbing his crotch and squeezing it.
It is not customary in the U.K. courts for the defense to make an opening statement but Spacey’s lawyer, Patrick Gibbs KC, was permitted to make a few remarks to the jury. Gibbs said that Spacey “completely denied” every charge and urged the jury to question the evidence they will be presented with over the coming weeks.
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