Thursday, March 28, 2024
ADVT 
Hollywood

Sexual Assault Case Against Kevin Spacey Dropped

Darpan News Desk IANS, 18 Jul, 2019 08:56 PM
  • Sexual Assault Case Against Kevin Spacey Dropped

A criminal case against Hollywood star Kevin Spacey, who was accused of groping an 18-year-old man at a Massachusetts bar in 2016, has been dropped by the prosecutors in Massachusetts.


Indecent assault and battery charges were dropped on Wednesday after the accuser refused to testify about a missing phone, which the defence said could prove the actor's innocence. Several sexual misconduct accusations have been made against the 59-year-old actor but this was the only one to result in a criminal case.


The accuser had said Spacey bought him alcohol and groped him at a bar on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts.


The accuser was ordered to take to the stand this month after he said he lost the phone he had used on the night of the alleged assault. Spacey's lawyers had accused the man of deleting text messages and said the phone could be used to prove their client's innocence.


However, he invoked his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination and refused to testify.


In a statement on Wednesday, the Cape and Islands District Attorney's Office said the "unavailability of the complaining witness" had led them to drop the case, reports bbc.com.


The announcement comes after the accuser earlier this month said that he was dropping a civil case against the actor.


The accuser's lawyer, Mitchell Garabedian, said in a statement on Wednesday that his client had "shown an enormous amount of courage under difficult circumstances".


The allegations came after another actor accused a then 26-year-old Spacey of climbing on top of him on a bed when he was just 14.


The actor apologised for any inappropriate conduct, which he said he could not remember.

MORE Hollywood ARTICLES

When I'M Gone, He's Gone: Harrison Ford On Indiana Jones

"This is a hell of a way to tell Chris Pine this. I'm sorry, man," the actor said with a laugh, jokingly mistaking Pratt for Chris Pine.

When I'M Gone, He's Gone: Harrison Ford On Indiana Jones

Chris Hemsworth Hopes To Take Legacy Of 'Men In Black' Forward

Actor Chris Hemsworth says he wants to continue the legacy of "Men In Black" with its reboot "Men in Black: International".

Chris Hemsworth Hopes To Take Legacy Of 'Men In Black' Forward

Justin Bieber Hits Studio With Wife

Singer Justin Bieber hit the recording studio with his wife Hailey Baldwin.

Justin Bieber Hits Studio With Wife

Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant Not Allowed To Shoot Film

Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant Not Allowed To Shoot Film
Actors Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman were stopped from filming in the exclusive enclave of Shelter Island by the picky locals.

Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant Not Allowed To Shoot Film

Alba's Tequila Shot Before Filming Love Scenes

Alba's Tequila Shot Before Filming Love Scenes
Actress Jessica Alba says it's weird doing love scenes and that she has to take a tequila shot beforehand.

Alba's Tequila Shot Before Filming Love Scenes

Will Smith Is Afraid Of Mice

Will Smith Is Afraid Of Mice
Actor Will Smith, who loves to perform daredevil stunts on and off screen, is actually afraid of mice in real life.

Will Smith Is Afraid Of Mice