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Kevin Spaceywill have to attend his arraignment on sexual assault charges in Nantucket, Massachusetts, next week, a judge decided Monday.
An affidavit from Spacey noted the accused actor lives in a different state and suggested his “presence will amplify the negative publicity already generated in connection with this case.”
In the affidavit, Spacey indicated his lawyers would enter not guilty pleas on his behalf at the arraignment.
Supporting documentation from his attorneys claimed that if Spacey attended the hearing, it would “only serve to heighten prejudicial media interest in the case and will increase the risk of contamination of the pool of jurors available for the trial.”
Spacey, 59, has beencharged with felony indecent assault and batteryfor his alleged role in a 2016 incident inside a Nantucket restaurant.
According to the allegations in Massachusetts, Spacey touched an 18-year-old man against his wishes in a sexual manner inside a Nantucket eatery in July 2016.
Cape and Islands Assistant District Attorney Michael Giardino had opposed Spacey’s request.
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He went on to say Spacey’s alleged touching went on for about three minutes and that he tried to move away and moved Spacey’s hands away, to no avail, the report states. He said that he left when Spacey went to the bathroom.
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On Monday, the same day that Spacey was charged with felony sexual assault, the actor released avideoon his social media accounts, in which he seemed to be channeling his deceasedHouse of Cardscharacter, Frank Underwood.
“Some believed everything and have just been waiting with bated breath to hear me confess it all,” Spacey said in the video. “They’re just dying to have me declare that everything said is true and that I got what I deserved.”
“Wouldn’t that be easy if it was all so simple?” he continued. “Only you and I both know it’s never that simple, not in politics and not in life. … If I didn’t pay the price for the things we both know I did do, I’m certainly not going to pay the price for the things I didn’t do.”
source: people.com
