@crimeatyourfingertips: Kevin Spacey wept & said he was humbled after being cleared of SA in one of the UK’s most high-profile #MeToo trials. The 64-year-old Oscar-winning actor sobbed in the dock as he was found not guilty of SA 4 men after a 4-week trial at Southwark crown court. Wearing a dark suit, pink shirt and burgundy pocket square and tie, Spacey looked at his legal team as jurors cleared him of 9 s3xual offences against 4 men. As he stood in the dock on his 64th birthday, the Hollywood star put his hand on his chest, looked at the jurors & mouthed: “Thank you, thank you.” The judge, Mr Justice Mark Wall, praised the lawyers in the case & said: “The defendant may be discharged.” Speaking outside the south London court, Spacey thanked the jury, who reached a verdict following 12 hours & 26 minutes of deliberating & after being given a majority direction by the judge. Spacey also thanked Evan Lowenstein, his business partner and manager, and Lowenstein’s British wife, Lucy, who attended the trial each day. Lowenstein and five jurors then went back inside the court’s foyer, where they were joined by Spacey. The actor was seen crossing his hands on his chest, bowing & weeping as if to thank the jurors. Spacey hugged & kissed 2 security guards on the cheek before leaving the court. Fans gathered outside the court & shouted “we love you, Kevin” as he got into a taxi to leave. He had denied the charges, claiming the allegations against him were “madness”, “absolute bollocks” & a “stab in the back”. He claimed the men were financially motivated and that one was after “money, money, & then money”. Spacey had previously denied 12 charges: 7 SA, 3 indecent assaults, 1 count of causing a person to engage in s3xual activity without consent & 1 count of causing a person to engage in penetrativ3 s3xual activity without consent. A further charge of indec3nt ass*ult was added mid-trial, taking to 13 the total number of alleged offences listed on the indictment. The 4 indecent ass*ult charges were struck off by the judge because of a “legal technicality”. The court heard that 2 of the complainants in the case were pursuing Spacey in the civil courts. #crime #truecrime #crimetiktok #crimejunkie #truestory #truecrimetiktok #crimejunkie #crimetok #truecrimecommunity #truecrimeaddict #breakingnews #law #criminal #news #truecrimepodcast

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Friday 28 July 2023 04:40:50 GMT