{"id":40015,"date":"2022-06-07T05:23:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T05:23:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/sex-abuse-lawsuit-against-kevin-spacey-can-move-forward-judge\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T05:23:39","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T05:23:39","slug":"sex-abuse-lawsuit-against-kevin-spacey-can-move-forward-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/sex-abuse-lawsuit-against-kevin-spacey-can-move-forward-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex abuse lawsuit against Kevin Spacey can move forward: judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A lawsuit brought against Kevin Spacey by a man who claims the actor sexually abused him when he was a teenager can move forward to trial, a federal judge ruled Monday. <\/p>\n<p>Manhattan federal court Judge Lewis Kaplan largely sided with complainant Anthony Rapp in his opinion denying Spacey&#8217;s request to toss the suit completely. <\/p>\n<p>Rapp claims Spacey sexually assaulted him in an encounter in Manhattan in 1986 when he was 14 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cUsual Suspects\u201d actor allegedly \u201cgrazed\u201d Rapp&#8217;s buttocks and laid his body partially across him before the teen was able to \u201cwriggle out\u201d of Spacey&#8217;s grip, according to court documents. <\/p>\n<p>The civil litigation was brought under New York&#8217;s Child Victims Act, which allows victims of sex abuse to file suit in most cases, regardless of how long ago they occurred. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Kevin Spacey allegedly assaulted Anthony Rapp when the latter was a teen.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his ruling on Monday, however, Kaplan found that a sex assault allegation in Rapp&#8217;s suit is barred by the statute of limitations, but other claims &#8211; including third degree sexual abuse &#8211; can move forward. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-nypost-small-post\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"231\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/sex-abuse-case-kevin-spacey-02.jpg?resize=231%2C337&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Anthony Rapp.\" class=\"wp-image-22554003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/sex-abuse-case-kevin-spacey-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=462 462w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/sex-abuse-case-kevin-spacey-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=346 346w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/sex-abuse-case-kevin-spacey-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/sex-abuse-case-kevin-spacey-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=115 115w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/sex-abuse-case-kevin-spacey-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Anthony Rapp.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rapp is seeking unspecified damages in the suit. <\/p>\n<p>Last month, authorities in the UK said they charged Spacey with four counts of sexual assault against three separate men. <\/p>\n<p>The alleged assaults happened in London between March 2005 and August 2008, and in the west of England in April 2013. <\/p>\n<p>Spacey, 62, said he would voluntarily appear in UK court to face the charges. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I very much appreciate the Crown Prosecution Service&#8217;s statement in which they carefully reminded the media and the public that I am entitled to a fair trial, and innocent until proven otherwise,&#8221; the &#8220;House of Cards&#8221; star said in a statement to &#8220;Good Morning America. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While I am disappointed with their decision to move forward, I will voluntarily appear in the UK as soon as can be arranged and defend myself against these charges, which I am confident will prove my innocence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lawsuit brought against Kevin Spacey by a man who claims the actor sexually abused him when he was a teenager can move forward to trial, a federal judge ruled Monday. Manhattan federal court Judge Lewis Kaplan largely sided with complainant Anthony Rapp in his opinion denying Spacey&#8217;s request to toss the suit completely. 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