One of Kevin Spacey’s alleged victims has claimed the actor was “giggling” after he dedicated sexual assault.
At Southwark Crown Court in London on Monday (July 3), a pre-recorded police interview of the unidentified man’s allegations was aired to the jury. During the interview (by way of Variety), the person claimed Spacey had groped him “a good dozen times” together with touching his internal thighs and genitals over his garments, and placing his arms on the actor’s genitals. It’s stated the alleged incidents occurred over the house of “a few years”.
In the interview, Spacey was additionally in comparison with his serial killer character within the 1995 crime thriller movie Seven. “His character in Seven, he’s a bit like that,” the person stated. “A bit creepy. Maybe not quite as bad.”
He claimed Spacey was “almost” grooming him “right from the get-go” after they first met whereas the actor was creative director of the Old Vic theatre in London. The man alleged the “grooming” quickly escalated to inappropriate and undesirable touching.
“He’d grab my hand and put my hand on his privates,” the person claimed. “I used to call him a weirdo. I used to say, ‘You’re a fucking weirdo.’ He used to laugh about it, he used to find it funny… he wasn’t embarrassed.”
During a automobile experience to a star celebration exterior London, the person, who was driving on the time, alleged that Spacey all of the sudden grabbed his genitals so arduous he nearly crashed the automobile. “His hand hit me quite hard on the inside thigh then moved up, real thud, hit me right in the nuts basically,” the person claimed. “It took my breath away.”
After he pulled the automobile over, the person allegedly instructed Spacey: “It fucking hurt, you can’t do that.” According to the person, Spacey is claimed to have “giggled” in response.
Spacey is on trial for 12 counts of sexual assault in opposition to 4 males, alleged to have taken place between 2001 and 2013. The actor has denied all the fees.
For assist, recommendation or extra data relating to sexual harassment, assault and rape within the UK, go to the Rape Crisis charity web site. In the US, go to RAINN.