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Prosecutors Drop Sexual-Assault Case Against Kevin Spacey

The man who accused Spacey of groping him at a bar in 2016 declined to testify in his trial.

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Nicole Harnishfeger-Pool

A Massachusetts prosecutor dropped the sexual assault charges against actor Kevin Spacey Wednesday after the accuser declined to testify at a pre-trial hearing.

The charges stemmed from a complaint filed by a then-18-year-old busboy in 2017, accusing Spacey of groping him at a bar in Nantucket, Massachusetts, the year before.

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