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Kevin Spacey Pleads Not Guilty to String of Sexual Assault Charges in U.K.

The actor is accused of sexually assaulting three men over a period stretching back nearly 20 years.

Kevin Spacey pleaded not guilty to a series of sexual assault charges in a London court on Thursday. The House of Cards actor smiled and nodded at photographers as he made his way into the Old Bailey courthouse, where he stands accused of a string of offenses against three men over a period stretching back nearly 20 years. Spacey faces one charge of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent by allegedly forcing one man to have oral sex, as well as four counts of sexual assault by touching. In a court appearance last month, an attorney for Spacey said the Oscar-winning actor “strenuously denied all allegations.” Spacey’s trial is set to begin on June 6, 2023 and will last three to four weeks, the Associated Press reports. The judge said during Thursday’s 15-minute hearing that Spacey will have another pre-trial hearing early next year, and he will remain on unconditional bail.