Kevin Spacey Is Charged With Groping a Young Man

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By Associated Press

December 24, 2018 at 7:01 PM UTC

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December 24, 2018 at 10:18 PM UTC

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Boston (AP) -- Kevin Spacey has been charged with groping the 18-year-old son of a Boston TV anchor in 2016 — the first criminal case brought against the Oscar-winning actor since his career collapsed amid a string of sexual misconduct allegations over a year ago.

Spacey, 59, is due in court Jan. 7 on the resort island of Nantucket to be arraigned on a charge of indecent assault and battery, Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe said in a statement Monday. Spacey could get up to five years in prison if convicted.