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Post by respect77 on Jul 19, 2019 9:22:26 GMT
Kevin Spacey: Massachusetts prosecutors drop sex assault case
Prosecutors in the US state of Massachusetts have dropped a criminal case against Kevin Spacey.
Mr Spacey, 59, was accused of groping an 18-year-old man at a bar in 2016.
But 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.
Mr Spacey has faced several sexual misconduct accusations but this was the only one to result in a criminal case.
The claims date back three years, when the accuser says Mr 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. Mr 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.
The announcement comes after the accuser earlier this month said 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 in the case came after an actor accused a then 26-year-old Mr Spacey of climbing on top of him on a bed when he was just 14.
Mr Spacey apologised for any inappropriate conduct, which he said he could not remember.
In May, Mr Spacey was questioned over allegations of sexual assault in the UK between 1996 and 2013. Metropolitan Police officers travelled to the US to speak to him. Inquiries in the case are ongoing.
Amid multiple allegations of misconduct, the Oscar-winning actor was dropped from Netflix series House of Cards in 2017 and had his scenes edited out of the film All the Money in the World.
The Nantucket case was one of few criminal cases to be brought as a result of Hollywood's #MeToo scandal.
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Post by ghost on Jul 23, 2019 8:55:26 GMT
Well in a thread on another board I post on discussing Kevin Spacey allegedly groping a teenager someone mentioned MJ, knowing that I'm a huge fan, and called me out for being a hypocrite because I stated that I believed Spacey was probably guilty. I pointed out that MJ had his day in court, to which they replied with: “do you think Hitler was innocent because he wasn’t found guilty in a court of law?”... which is a moot point as Hitler was never tried for anything in the first place.
I see guys like Spacey as hugely damaging to people who are genuinely falsely accused (like MJ or Cliff Richard), as often times men who look, appear and act blatantly guilty get off on technicalities or due to the reluctance of witness testimony etc, and it makes people think that anyone with fame and powerful lawyers can elude justice.
There is such a thing as acting guilty, and with Spacey, he never outrightly denied groping that teenager and even conceded that it "could have happened" but he didn't remember it. It's kind of hard to believe that Spacey hasn't eluded justice when the man himself has been sketchy asf when discussing his own innocence/guilt.
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Post by Russg on Jul 23, 2019 9:10:30 GMT
Well in a thread on another board I post on discussing Kevin Spacey allegedly groping a teenager someone mentioned MJ, knowing that I'm a huge fan, and called me out for being a hypocrite because I stated that I believed Spacey was probably guilty. I pointed out that MJ had his day in court, to which they replied with: “do you think Hitler was innocent because he wasn’t found guilty in a court of law?”... which is a moot point as Hitler was never tried for anything in the first place. I see guys like Spacey as hugely damaging to people who are genuinely falsely accused (like MJ or Cliff Richard), as often times men who look, appear and act blatantly guilty get off on technicalities or due to the reluctance of witness testimony etc, and it makes people think that anyone with fame and powerful lawyers can elude justice. There is such a thing as acting guilty, and with Spacey, he never outrightly denied groping that teenager and even conceded that it "could have happened" but he didn't remember it. It's kind of hard to believe that Spacey hasn't eluded justice when the man himself has been sketchy asf when discussing his own innocence/guilt. Yes, same with OJ Simpson. Just like with OJ, we’re allowed to look at the facts and disagree with the verdict. After being accused of making sexual advances on a 14 year old, Kevin said: “I honestly do not remember the encounter, it would have been over 30 years ago. "But if I did behave then as he describes, I owe him the sincerest apology for what would have been deeply inappropriate drunken behavior, and I am sorry for the feelings he describes having carried with him all these years." Legally speaking, he’s innocent. He’s also a guy who openly admits that he could’ve acted inappropriately towards a child. Not only a child, but a 14 year old boy who looked even younger than his already young age.
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Post by HIStoric on Jul 23, 2019 11:07:59 GMT
Well in a thread on another board I post on discussing Kevin Spacey allegedly groping a teenager someone mentioned MJ, knowing that I'm a huge fan, and called me out for being a hypocrite because I stated that I believed Spacey was probably guilty. I pointed out that MJ had his day in court, to which they replied with: “do you think Hitler was innocent because he wasn’t found guilty in a court of law?”... which is a moot point as Hitler was never tried for anything in the first place. Also a fucking stupid thing to say because the definitive, undeniable evidence of Adolf Hitler's crimes is completely astronomical - beyond any possible description - when compared to the evidence of Michael Jackson being a child molester.
There is such a thing as acting guilty, and with Spacey, he never outrightly denied groping that teenager and even conceded that it "could have happened" but he didn't remember it. It's kind of hard to believe that Spacey hasn't eluded justice when the man himself has been sketchy asf when discussing his own innocence/guilt. Legally speaking, he’s innocent. He’s also a guy who openly admits that he could’ve acted inappropriately towards a child. Not only a child, but a 14 year old boy who looked even younger than his already young age. Yeah. Given the accuser has little to gain (unlike, say, Safechuck and Robson), the fact Spacey never denied it and also went to sex rehabilitation right after the scandal broke out... yeah I have to say I currently believe the accuser.
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Post by Snow White on Jul 23, 2019 13:14:58 GMT
I think Spacey might be guilty of some allegations, I believe Anthony Rapp probably told the truth. The fact he didn't go straight to a civil lawyer trying to get millions of dollars says a lot more about his motives and credibility unlike that jump bandwagonner who had his claims dropped.
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Post by Vega on Jul 23, 2019 19:43:16 GMT
Incredibly weird that prosecutors even brought the case to begin with. Barroom groping is incredibly hard to prove in a court of law - like most of what Spacey is accused of.
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Post by Liberian Girl on Dec 27, 2019 9:09:04 GMT
Damn. How is it not more of a news "thing" that 3 of Kevin Spacey's accusers have died within the last year?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2019 11:04:35 GMT
Damn. How is it not more of a news "thing" that 3 of Kevin Spacey's accusers have died within the last year? I thought it was only 1!
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Post by elusivemoonwalker on May 4, 2024 7:15:01 GMT
Channel 4 in the uk are doing a new hit piece on spacey regarding allegations. (Dont know whos making it) hes all upset so has gone and given an interview to dan wotton of all people! To denie such claims. Dont know whether to laugh at the karma in all of this or .....
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Post by respect77 on May 4, 2024 10:06:52 GMT
The fact Channel 4 is doing yet another hit piece on someone acquitted without giving him the chance to defend himself (despite his explicit request) just underlines once more what low life trash that channel is.
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Post by aazzaabb on May 4, 2024 11:55:47 GMT
The fact Channel 4 is doing yet another hit piece on someone acquitted without giving him the chance to defend himself (despite his explicit request) just underlines once more what low life trash that channel is. It’s disgraceful. Wasn't he cleared in a court of law?
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Post by elusivemoonwalker on May 4, 2024 17:59:49 GMT
Dorothy bryne is behind it. Just been promoting it on channel 4 news. You have to wonder about people who are obsessed with such things.
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Post by elusivemoonwalker on May 4, 2024 18:00:15 GMT
The fact Channel 4 is doing yet another hit piece on someone acquitted without giving him the chance to defend himself (despite his explicit request) just underlines once more what low life trash that channel is. It’s disgraceful. Wasn't he cleared in a court of law? Yes. Dont know if these are different claims?
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Post by aazzaabb on May 4, 2024 20:56:47 GMT
It’s disgraceful. Wasn't he cleared in a court of law? Yes. Dont know if these are different claims? It’s hard to know the truth anymore. Money is such a motivation in this day and age and because his reputation is tarnished he’s an easy target for the rest of his life.
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Post by elusivemoonwalker on May 5, 2024 7:55:47 GMT
Tbh i dont think most people care anymore. Its boring. Oh another celeb accused. Next! Theres so many now. Either true or not theres no shock value imo anymore. The only people who care are the media with their motives
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