Kevin Spacey Sensationally Acquitted in U.K. Sexual Assault Trial
After weeks of global headlines, star witnesses, and harrowing testimony from four accusers, Kevin Spacey was found not guilty Wednesday on all nine charges in his U.K. sexual assault trial.
A jury of nine men and three women, who began deliberating two days ago, acquitted Spacey, 63, of charges including indecent assault, sexual assault, and “causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity,” which would have carried a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
It marks yet another legal win for the embattled actor, who has faced allegations of sexual misconduct on both sides of the pond. In October, a New York federal jury found him not liable for battery in a civil lawsuit brought by Rent actor Anthony Rapp, who was one of the first people to publicly accuse Spacey of sexual misconduct in 2017, amid the #MeToo movement.