INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
An alleged sex assault victim of Kevin Spacey said the "slippery" Hollywood actor had tried to "groom" him before later repeatedly groping
him, a London court heard on Monday
Spacey, 63, is on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of a dozen allegations of historic sex offences committed against four men, then
aged in their 20s and 30s, which are said to have taken place between 2001 and 2013
He has denied all the charges and his lawyer said last week at the start of the trial the jury were going to hear some "damned lies"
On Monday, the court was shown a recorded police interview with the first of the alleged victims
The man said the actor had assaulted him on up to 12 occasions over a period of about four years in the early 2000s, grabbing his "private
areas" when they were alone, such as in a car or an elevator
After two to three weeks of being with Spacey, the actor had begun rubbing the man's legs and neck while he was driving, before later
starting to grope him or force the man's hand onto his genitalia, he said
"He was almost, from the get go, grooming me," the man said in the interview
The alleged victim, who cannot be identified, said the "touchy feely" actor had on one occasion aggressively grabbed his crotch so hard when
he was driving him to a party hosted by singer Elton John that he almost crashed the car
Describing himself a "man's man", the accuser recounted that he had threatened to knock the actor out if he did it again, to which Spacey
had replied "that's such a turn on to me".He described Spacey as a "slippery", difficult person, a "mixed-up individual" who was very
confused about his sexuality
The man said Spacey's behaviour was an open secret at the London Old Vic theatre where he worked for more than a decade."It was well-known
that he was obviously up to no good so to speak," the man said.The trial is due to last about four weeks.
