By Gabriel Princewill-
The CPS has authorised for criminal charges to be made against Kevin Spacey(pictured) over four alleged sex attacks against three men which took place over a decade ago.
The allegations were said to have occurred in both London and Gloucester.
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The charges incidentally come after the actor’s new film launched a brand-new trailer at the Cannes Film Festival today. Kevin is poised to play his first role in five years in new flick, Peter Five Eight, and it marks his first on-screen appearance since the first sexual assault allegations emerged. The actor was stripped of an International Emmy Award in the wake of the accusations.
The 62 year old actor was charged with four counts of sexual assault and one other sex offence, and is soon to due to a court . Each of the counts were allegedly carried out between the years of 2005 and 2013.
Both the Met Police and the CPS confirmed to The Eye Of Media.Com that Spacey has not been formerly charged, but that the CPS have authorised for him to be charged.
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A Met Police spokesperson said: ”we can confirm that Spacey has not been formerly charged, but the CPS has formerly authorised for him to be charged. We cannot comment on when he will be formerly charged”.
A CPS spokesperson said: ”The CPS has authorised for Kevin Spacey to be charged, but we can’t say when exactly he will be arrested for the formal charges to be made. He may need to be extradited to the Uk, or he may voluntary return to face the charges..
Spacey, who is worth an estimated $100m is the star of some of Hollywood’s biggest hits for decades decades , and was the artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre in London between 2004 and 2015.
He has won two Oscars. The first was in 1995 for Best Supporting Actor in The Usual Suspects for his role as gangster Keyser Söze.
In 1999 he took the Best Actor gong for his role in American Beauty, where he played Lester Burnham, an advertising executive who has a midlife crisis and becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter’s best friend
The 62 year old actor was charged with four counts of sexual assault and one other sex offence, and is soon to due to a court .
Each of the counts were allegedly carried out between the years of 2005 and 2013.
Neither the CPS nor the Met Police was able to immediately explain why the authorisation for the charges have just been made following a review, how long the review has been going on, or what sparked the review. The CPS has promised to look into it
Rosemary Ainslie, head of the CPS Special Crime Division, said in a stement: “The CPS has authorised criminal charges against Kevin Spacey, 62, for four counts of sexual assault against three men.
“He has also been charged with causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.
“The charges follow a review of the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police in its investigation.
“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against Mr Spacey are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.”
The charge comes after an investigation was launched by the Met Police in 2017 over allegations which dated back to as far as 1996.
He was quizzed by officers after a number of allegations were made against him between 1996 and 2013, but was not arrested.
After so many years of no action, the news will come as a shock to the star, but as good news to his alleged victims.
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