Prosecutors Drop Sexual Assault Charges Against Kevin Spacey

Massachusetts [USA], July 18 (ANI): Prosecutors here on Wednesday dropped charges against Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey, who was accused of groping an 18-year-old boy in 2016.The charges were dropped "due to the unavailability of the complaining witness," Sputnik reported while quoting court documents.The former 'House of Cards' actor was previously charged with a felony count of indecent assault and battery.Wednesday's decision comes days after the accuser abstained from testifying, exercising his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination on July 8. He also failed to turn in a cellphone he had used during the night of the alleged incident.As per the complaint, the accuser and Spacey had come in contact at a restaurant in Nantucket, Massachusetts around three years ago. The then-teenager was reportedly groped by Spacey here -- a charge which has been repeatedly denied by Spacey.The accuser had allegedly sent a video of the incident to his girlfriend through a messaging app. (ANI)

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