Jury Finds Spacey Not Liable In Sexual Assault Lawsuit

ABC News reports:

Actor Kevin Spacey is not liable in the $40 million civil lawsuit brought by Anthony Rapp, a federal jury has found. The lawsuit by actor Anthony Rapp has been dismissed. The jury came to the decision after about an hour of deliberations.

Attorney Richard Steigman began by presenting a closing argument for Rapp in the New York courtroom on Thursday morning.

Best known for his role in “Star Trek: Discovery,” Rapp claims that in 1986, Spacey, then 26, invited Rapp, then 14, to his Manhattan home where he picked Rapp up, laid him down on his bed, grabbed his buttocks and pressed his groin into Rapp’s body without his consent.

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