US EditionSexual assault civil trials against Kevin Spacey set for next year
Three men accuse Kevin Spacey of sexual assault during his time as Old Vic artistic director; a judge set a provisional three-week trial window for October 2026.
- On Wednesday, Mrs Justice Christina Lambert set a provisional three-week window for civil trials of Kevin Spacey at the High Court in London in October 2026.
- Ruari Cannon and two anonymous men allege Spacey assaulted them as younger men he met through work at the Old Vic theatre during his artistic director years.
- Judge Mrs Justice Christina Lambert ordered the three claims case-managed together, with lawyers debating whether to hold a single or separate trial, estimated at eight to nine days or five to six days each.
- Spacey denies the allegations and has formally denied two claims while not yet filing a defence to a third claim submitted in September.
- A 2023 criminal acquittal and a dismissed 2022 US civil suit mean the new claims join past litigation, with counsel noting 'the only common feature is Kevin Spacey', while one claimant also sues the Old Vic theatre.
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Actor Kevin Spacey (South Orange, 66) will have to try again to defend his innocence before the British courts in 2026. Although the interpreter was acquitted of nine crimes of sexual assault in 2023, at least two of the men claiming to have been his victims decided to continue their battle in civil jurisdiction. And now, three new individuals have also chosen that route to accuse Spacey of sexual abuse, which would have occurred between 2000 an…
Kevin Spacey cannot yet breathe calmly. After being acquitted in 2023 of nine criminal charges, in October next year he will have to face a trial again, this time civil, with charges of three men for sexual assault. Individuals claim that they were victims of assault between the year 2000 and 2013, and the actor of 'House of Cards' denies it.Two of the charges were also part of the criminal suit that was settled in 2023, although the third is th…
Kevin Spacey Set To Face Civil Sex Assault Claims In London Court
Kevin Spacey will face civil claims of sexual assault from three men at the High Court in London next October. A British performer named Ruari Cannon, who has waived his right to anonymity, and two other claimants who have not, have alleged Spacey abused them between 2000 and 2015. A judge set the provisional trial […]
Kevin Spacey will return to British justice. The 66-year-old American actor will have to respond in 2026 to a civil trial in London for allegations of sexual assault by three men. The High Court confirmed that the preliminary hearing took place this week and that the trial is scheduled for October of that year.
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