Kevin Spacey Charged

[George K]

Kevin Spacey charged with four counts of sexual assault

US actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men, Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday.

Spacey was also charged with one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent, the CPS said.

The charges relate to alleged incidents in London in 2005 and 2008, and in Gloucestershire, western England, in 2013.

[Klaus]

Isn't there some kind of statute of limitations for these things?

[George K]

@Klaus said in Kevin Spacey Charged:

Isn't there some kind of statute of limitations for these things?

https://www.findlaw.com/injury/torts-and-personal-injuries/sexual-assault-civil-statutes-of-limitations-by-state.html

[Doctor Phibes]

@George-K said in Kevin Spacey Charged:

This is in the UK. There's no statute of limitations for sexual assault.

https://www.lawtonslaw.co.uk/resources/statute-limitations-sexual-assault/

You're a better Googler than I am. I couldn't find that. Thanks.

[Mik]

How do you go about proving it after all this time?

[Catseye3]

@Mik said in Kevin Spacey Charged:

How do you go about proving it after all this time?

As a guess I'd say that depends on what forensic evidence had been collected at the time. Without that, what do you have?

[George K]