LONDON: American actor Kevin Spacey was found not guilty on Wednesday of nine sex offences against four men alleged to have occurred between 2004 and 2013.
The jury at Southwark Crown Court in south London reached majority decisions on the nine counts, which included sexual assault, after more than 12 hours of deliberations.
In addition to sexual assault, the Oscar-winner had been charged with causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity.
Spacey, who turned 64 on Wednesday, began to cry and mouthed “thank you” to the jury, before wiping away tears with a tissue.
After he was released from the dock, he shook hands with his lawyers before leaving the court via a side door.
During the four-week trial, jurors were told by prosecutors that the actor had aggressively groped three of the men…
