Kevin Spacey sexual assault trial: Accuser says his grope was ‘not like a seduction, it was angry’

A person who mentioned Kevin Spacey made crude and racially offensive remarks earlier than forcefully grabbing his genitals mentioned he saved the degrading incident boxed up inside for greater than a decade as a result of he feared nobody would consider his phrase in opposition to that of an Oscar-winning “golden boy.” “I was a keeper of his secret for a long time,” the person mentioned as he lastly unburdened himself by telling his story to a policeman in a video interview performed on Wednesday for jurors in Spacey’s sexual assault trial in a London court docket. Also learn: Kevin Spacey is a ‘sexual bully’ who assaults different males, says UK prosecutor as intercourse assault trial begins

The man was older and extra emotionally and financially steady when he determined to affix others who had accused the actor of sexual misconduct because the #MeToo motion exploded in 2017, the person mentioned. He doesn’t search blood or hope Spacey is imprisoned however desires accountability for an injustice that has eaten at him so lengthy. “It’s weird — he did it and I felt embarrassed,” the person mentioned. “He made me feel worthless at the time.”

Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges that could send him to prison if he is convicted. His lawyer said Spacey denies all allegations of nonconsensual acts and suggested the accusers are looking for payouts from the Hollywood star.

Four men have alleged they were sexually assaulted by the American actor between 2001 to 2013 while he worked at the Old Vic Theatre. The charges include seven counts of sexual assault, three counts of indecent assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.

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The man said he had been thrilled to meet an actor of Spacey’s caliber but his enthusiasm quickly soured as the actor showed up for a charity event looking disheveled and smelling of booze. He said Spacey looked him over lasciviously and launched into a “barrage of vile comments.”

“I bet you’re dirty,” Spacey said, according to the man. He asked about the size of his private parts in a series of relentless sexual and racially offensive remarks. “It went on and on and on,” the person mentioned.

Despite being youthful, taller and bigger than Spacey, the person mentioned he felt powerless. He did not need to do something to harm the charity occasion and was so shocked and nervous that he tried to snigger it off. “You could tell beyond a shadow of a doubt that I was uncomfortable,” he mentioned. “I didn’t want to upset him. It’s mad, isn’t it?”

Spacey eventually let up on the comments but later when the two were alone, the man said the actor spun him around and grabbed his penis through his jeans. “It wasn’t like a caress. It was like a cobra coming out and getting hold,” he mentioned. “Not like a seduction. It was angry.”

He mentioned it was painful and he needed to push the actor twice earlier than he launched his grip. The alleged sufferer is the third man to say Spacey aggressively grabbed his crotch. The Associated Press doesn’t sometimes identify alleged victims of intercourse crimes and British regulation prevents offering data that might reveal their id.

Kevin Spacey claims to be not responsible

When Spacey was questioned by London police in May 2019 in regards to the allegations he mentioned he had no recollection of assembly the person, in response to a abstract of the interview supplied by prosecutors. He denied he had been consuming or appeared raveled and mentioned he hadn’t made the sexual remarks or fondled anybody.

Spacey mentioned the person was looking for cash. Prosecutors mentioned he has filed a authorized declare in opposition to Spacey for damages. The man instructed police the incident had harm his profession as a result of he needed to flip down alternatives that will have put him in Spacey’s orbit. The man mentioned he instructed one good friend in regards to the incident every week after it occurred and hadn’t instructed anybody else till he spoke with police. He mentioned he felt higher getting it off his chest, however was nonetheless conflicted about coming ahead. “Even now I feel like I’m telling tales out of school,” the person mentioned.

In testimony earlier within the day, an accuser who mentioned Spacey groped him throughout an evening of heavy consuming mentioned he hadn’t thought a lot about making an attempt to hunt monetary compensation. But protection lawyer Patrick Gibbs confronted him with an e mail he despatched Spacey by his web site providing to take away himself from the court docket case for a settlement.

“When you say now that you never thought about trying to get money out of this are you telling the jury the truth?” Gibbs mentioned. “I am,” the person mentioned. “I don’t see money mentioned anywhere in that email.”

“What sort of settlement did you have in mind with Mr. Spacey?” Gibbs requested. The man mentioned he had contacted police to be a personality witness and help others who made accusations in opposition to Spacey. He mentioned he despatched the e-mail throughout a troublesome interval in his life when he was in a court docket struggle with the mom of his son. “I needed to prioritize … and think about nothing else but my family and my son,” he testified.

The trial continues on Thursday earlier than a jury of 9 males and three ladies in Southwark Crown Court. Spacey, who has properties within the U.S. and London, is free on bail.