Kevin Spacey pleads not guilty on historic sexual assault charges in court in London

Kevin Spacey has appeared on the Outdated Bailey in London to plead not responsible to sexual assault costs relationship again 17 years.

The actor, 62, had beforehand strenuously denied the allegations made towards him by three males, who at the moment are of their 30s and 40s.

He appeared in Courtroom One of many Outdated Bailey below his full identify of Kevin Spacey Fowler for a plea and case administration listening to earlier than Mr Justice Wall.

The American actor, who's on unconditional bail, attended the court docket in particular person to enter his not responsible plea and was instructed his trial will begin on June 6, 2023, and is anticipated to final between three and 4 weeks.

He faces 4 costs of sexual assault and one depend of inflicting an individual to interact in penetrative sexual exercise with out consent.

The alleged offences claimed to have occurred in London and Gloucestershire between 2005 and 2013, throughout Spacey’s time as creative director of the Outdated Vic theatre in London.

Kevin Spacey appeared on the Outdated Bailey in London to face historic sexual assault costs (Image: PA)

The actor was on the Outdated Bailey to enter his plea (Image: CARLOS JASSO/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)

Spacey, who primarily resides within the US, travelled to London to seem in court docket in particular person (Image: Carl Courtroom/Getty Pictures)

His trial will happen subsequent 12 months (Image: PA)

Spacey returned to the UK to seem in court docket in particular person (Image: Carl Courtroom/Getty Pictures)

At an preliminary court docket listening to final month, Spacey’s lawyer Patrick Gibbs QC stated the actor ‘strenuously denies any and all criminality on this case’ and had returned to the UK ‘to ascertain his innocence’ and ‘proceed along with his life’.

He's charged with two counts of sexual assault on a person, who's now in his 40s, in March 2005 in London; sexual assault on a person, who's now in his 30s, and inflicting him to interact in penetrative sexual exercise with out consent in August 2008 in London; and sexual assault on a person, who's now in his 30s, in April 2013 in Gloucestershire.

Whereas the costs towards Spacey, who has a house in Waterloo, London however primarily resides within the US along with his household, have been authorised by the Crown Prosecution Service in Could, he may solely be formally charged as soon as he had travelled to the UK final month.

Spacey’s trial is about to begin on June 6, 2023 and final round three or 4 weeks.