American actor, Kevin Spacey charged with sexual assault of three men in UK

<p>American actor and producer, Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault in the United Kingdom.</p>, <p>The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed on Thursday that the offences involved three men.</p>, <p>Spacey, 62, was charged after evidence was reviewed following complaints between 2005 and 2013.</p>, <p>Rosemary Ainslie, CPS Special Crime Division Head said the Service “authorized criminal charges for four counts of sexual assault against three men”.</p>, <p>In a release, she disclosed Spacey has been charged with “causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent”.</p>, <p>Ainslie announced that the evidence earlier gathered was rechecked by the Metropolitan Police.</p>, <p>“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against Mr Spacey are active and that he has the right to a fair trial”, the statement reads.</p>, <p>The incidents are alleged to have taken place in London and Gloucestershire.</p>, <p>The first charge was about an alleged sexual assault in London in March 2005.</p>, <p>The second alleged victim claimed to have been assaulted in London in August 2008.</p>, <p>The third complainant relates to an alleged assault in Gloucestershire in April 2013.</p>, <p>Spacey began his career in the 1980s as a stage actor and rose to fame and wealth. He has won two Oscars and other notable awards.</p>