The young man who accused Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting him in a restaurant in Nantucket, Mass., in 2016 has dropped his lawsuit against the actor just six days after filing it. Mr. Spacey also faces a criminal charge of indecent assault and battery related to the same accusation. Mr. Spacey, 59, has pleaded not guilty and his defense lawyer, Alan Jackson, has argued that the accuser welcomed Mr. Spacey’s “alleged advances” because he wanted a “story” to tell. The accuser, who is now 21, told the police that he was working as a busboy at the restaurant, the Club Car, when he started drinking with Mr. Spacey one night in July 2016. The young man said that Mr. Spacey was trying to take him home, but that he escaped the bar after telling a woman that he thought Mr. Spacey was trying to rape him , according to a police report.

Source: New York Times July 05, 2019 15:01 UTC