Actor Kevin Spacey has pleaded not guilty to seven further sex offences in Britain, bringing the number of charges the Hollywood star faces in the United Kingdom to 12.
Key points:
- Mr Spacey pleaded not guilty in Southwark Crown Court in London
- He already pleaded not guilty to charges he sexually assaulted three men between 2004 and 2015
- He has previously been granted bail
Mr Spacey, 63, appeared at Southwark Crown Court by video-link on Friday charged with one count of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, three counts of indecent assault and three counts of sexual assault.
The double Academy Award winner has already pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually assaulted three men between 2004 and 2015 when he was the artistic director at the Old Vic Theatre in London.
He now faces a dozen charges relating to four men between 2001 and 2013.
His trial is due to start on June 6 and last for three to four weeks.
It is likely to be at the Old Bailey, the venue for Britain’s highest-profile criminal trials.
Mr Spacey, who has addresses in London and the United States, was granted bail and allowed to return to the US after a preliminary hearing in June.
Reuters/AP