Kevin Spacey will testify in intercourse misconduct trial case towards him

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Actor Kevin Spacey will testify within the sexual misconduct trial towards him, his lawyer stated in court docket Monday.

Lawyer Chase Scolnick made the assertion outdoors the presence of the jury, which was not but seated.

It's not clear when precisely Spacey will take the stand.

Earlier Monday, attorneys for actor Anthony Rapp completed presenting their case towards Spacey.

Rapp, finest recognized for his function in “Star Trek: Discovery,” claims that in 1986, Spacey, then 26, invited Rapp, then 14, to his Manhattan house the place he picked Rapp up, laid him down on his mattress, grabbed his buttocks and pressed his groin into Rapp’s physique with out his consent. He's suing Spacey for assault, battery and intentional infliction of emotional misery.

Spacey’s attorneys have tried to poke holes in Rapp’s claims by pointing to discrepancies, together with dates Rapp alleged to have run into Spacey at trade occasions.

Earlier than ending his time on the stand, Rapp’s lawyer Peter Saghir requested the actor if he had been mendacity about his allegations towards Spacey.

“I've not. It was one thing that occurred to me that was not okay,” Rapp replied on the stand final week.

Earlier than the jury entered the courtroom on Monday, Decide Lewis Kaplan dominated that the case can transfer ahead within the face of the protection’s Rule 50 movement. Spacey’s different lawyer, Jay Barron, argued that Rapp’s counsel has not confirmed their case and no cheap jury would discover the plaintiff chargeable for claims made in Rapp’s lawsuit.

Barron argued that the plaintiff’s authorized workforce didn't current proof that Spacey’s alleged conduct was “excessive and outrageous,” or “offensive” beneath New York regulation to help their claims of intentional infliction of emotional misery and battery. Kaplan stated he would reserve judgment on the issues till later, and that on the dismissal of the battery declare, “I’m not going to grant that now, if ever.”

When a Rule 50 movement is filed and argued, in accordance with Muricas News authorized analyst Paul Callan, “most judges will defer ruling till after the jury renders a verdict in order that on enchantment, if the case is reversed, there's already a jury verdict in place to reinstate. In any other case, if a decide dismisses earlier than jury verdict and the decide’s ruling is granted on enchantment, there must be a complete new trial.”

A video deposition from John Barrowman, who was allegedly with Rapp when Spacey met him, is at present being proven to the jury.