{"id":28328,"date":"2023-07-26T18:09:16","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/26\/kevin-spacey-is-like-teflon-found-not-guilty-on-latest-sexual-assault-charges\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T18:09:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:09:16","slug":"kevin-spacey-is-like-teflon-found-not-guilty-on-latest-sexual-assault-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/26\/kevin-spacey-is-like-teflon-found-not-guilty-on-latest-sexual-assault-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Spacey is like Teflon, found not guilty on latest sexual assault charges"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A jury found Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey<\/a><\/strong> not guilty Wednesday (Jul. 26, 2023) in his criminal sexual assault trial in London surrounding allegations that he assaulted four men.<\/p>\n

Jurors began deliberating Monday after nearly four weeks of testimony. The jury returned the verdicts at the Southwark Crown Court after three days. Spacey sobbed as he spoke to media outside the courthouse after the verdicts were announced.<\/p>\n

\u201cI imagine that many of you can understand that there\u2019s a lot for me to process after what has just happened today,\u201d Spacey said<\/a>. \u201cBut I would like to say that I\u2019m enormously grateful to the jury for having taken the time to examine all of the evidence and all of the facts, carefully, before they reached their decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kevin Spacey arrives at Southwark Crown Court as the jury deliberate on his sexual assault trial on July 26, 2023 in London, England. The U.S. actor is on trial in the UK, accused of sexual assaults on men during his time as Artistic Director of The Old Vic Theatre. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI am humbled by the outcome today,\u201d he added. \u201cI also want to thank the staff inside this courthouse, the security, Evan Lowenstein, and all those who took care of us every single day, my legal team\u2026for being here every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spacey, who also turned 64 on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault, indecent assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. Four men testified about similar encounters that involved Spacey allegedly groping them.<\/p>\n

The acts alleged between 2001 and 2013 ranged from unwanted touching to aggressive crotch-grabbing and, in one instance, performing oral sex on an unconscious man.<\/p>\n

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Kevin Spacey speaks to press after leaving court at Southwark Crown Court on July 26, 2023 in London, England. The U.S. actor who starred in the popular TV series House of Cards and the film The Usual Suspects has been cleared of all sexual assault charges brought by men during his time as Artistic Director of The Old Vic Theatre. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In closing arguments, prosecutors had argued Spacey got away with his behavior because of his celebrity status.<\/p>\n

Spacey allegedly seized brief moments for an \u201copportunity grab\u201d and was able to get away with the assaults for years because he was a celebrity who took advantage of his power, prosecutor Christine Agnew said.<\/p>\n

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Agnew emphasized that the four men\u2019s accounts were similar not because they had conspired to bring Spacey down but because groping was reportedly Spacey\u2019s \u201ctrademark\u201d move, according to the prosecution.<\/p>\n

Spacey\u2019s defense lawyer said during closing arguments Friday that three of the men are liars, and he suggested jurors not convict him for making a \u201cclumsy pass\u201d at a fourth man.<\/p>\n

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