The sex assault case against actor Kevin Spacey could be dismissed after the accuser invoked the Fifth Amendment, the judge says
Nantucket, Massachusett A judge in Massachusetts said the case against actor Kevin Spacey, accused of groping a young man in a bar three years ago, may be dismissed because the accuser invoked the Fifth Amendment after testifying he did not delete anything from a cell phone central to the case.
Spacey, 59, faces criminal charges of indecent assault and battery in connection to the alleged July 2016 incident. The former"House of Cards" star has pleaded not guilty. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prison.The pretrial hearing in Massachusetts focused on the cell phone the accuser used to text his girlfriend and send a video during the alleged assault.
See Kevin Spacey appear in courtroom 01:35 But the father testified Monday he doesn't remember getting it. And an official receipt of the phone's return was not filed by police. Legal filings by the defense say that during the alleged assault, the accuser sent text messages to his girlfriend from the phone, including a short video, and that the screenshots of the messages appear to begin mid-conversation.
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