The Hollywood star, 62, was ushered into Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning amid a media scrum after he got out of a silver Mercedes.
Spacey, wearing a pale blue suit, dark spotted tie and white shirt, smiled as he entered the building.
The charges, which were read out by the court’s legal adviser, include two counts of sexual assault on a man, now in his 40s, in London in March 2005; sexual assault on a man, now in his 30s, and causing him to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent, in London in August 2008; and sexual assault on a man, now in his 30s, in Gloucestershire in April 2013.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised charges against Spacey last month, but the American could only be formally charged once he had travelled to the UK earlier this week.
5. Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London
Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, after being charged with sexual offences against three men. The 62-year-old former Hollywood star is accused of four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. Picture date: Thursday June 16, 2022. Photo: Jonathan Brady
6. Actor Kevin Spacey leaving Westminster Magistrates Court in London
The 62-year-old former Hollywood star is accused of four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. Picture date: Thursday June 16, 2022. Photo: Jonathan Brady
7. The former Hollywood star is accused of four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.
Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, after being charged with sexual offences against three men. Photo: Jonathan Brady
8. Member of the security team at Westminster Magistrates Court in London
Member of the security team at Westminster Magistrates Court in London, speaks to the media ahead of the arrival of actor Kevin Spacey who is charged with sexual offences against three men. Photo: Jonathan Brady