Kevin Space was found not guilty of nine counts of sexual assault in his London trial.
was further marked by efforts to cast doubt on his accusers’ claims. One man, for instance, compared the way the actor allegedly grabbed him to a striking cobra. When asked about this, Spacey countered, “You’re just making stuff up now. When asked why his accusers would make up such allegations, he replied, “Money, money, and then money.”
During the trial, the prosecution seemed to highlight the similar nature of the crotch-grabbing accusations all four men had made against Spacey. In one contentious exchange, Spacey declared one complainant’s claim that the actor grabbed him backstage at a charity event to be, “Absolute bollocks!” The prosecutor retorted, “Yes, because that’s exactly where you did grab him, isn’t it?
Spacey reportedly seemed surprised by the specifics and asked the judge, “Did he accuse me of grabbing his bollocks?” After being told “yes,” Spacey was asked again to respond to the question and said, “I did not.”, Agnew argued that Spacey believed he could grope people without consequence because he had a “trinity of protection”: Either the men wouldn’t report the incidents, they would go to the police, who wouldn’t believe them, or not find their crimes worthy of investigation.
“Are they all motivated by ‘money, money, money’ as you were told rather dramatically by the defendant?” Agnew said, quoting Spacey’s testimony. “Or have they all just had enough of the secret of the truth that they have been carrying around for many years? They’re no longer prepared to be the secret keeper of someone who treated them so badly.”
Spacey’s attorney, Patrick Gibbs, meanwhile argued that Spacey never acted out of line with anyone, saying it was “not ato like sex, even if you’re famous; and it’s not a crime to have sex, even if you’re famous; and it’s not a crime to have casual sex.” He added: “It’s not my life, it’s not your life, perhaps it’s a bit of an odd life, but it’s a life that makes you an easy target when the internet turns against you and you’re tried by social media.
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