Kevin Spacey , Headed to Federal Court , Over Alleged 1986 Sexual Assault.<br />On October 6, the civil trial against <br />Kevin Spacey for the alleged sexual assault<br />of a then-teenage Anthony Rapp is set to begin.<br />On October 6, the civil trial against <br />Kevin Spacey for the alleged sexual assault<br />of a then-teenage Anthony Rapp is set to begin.<br />NBC reports that a jury will hear the case <br />in downtown Manhattan at the U.S. District <br />Court for the Southern District of New York.<br />NBC reports that a jury will hear the case <br />in downtown Manhattan at the U.S. District <br />Court for the Southern District of New York.<br />In September of 2020, <br />Rapp filed a lawsuit <br />against Spacey. .<br />In the lawsuit, Rapp alleged that Spacey sexually assaulted the then-14-year-old actor at a Manhattan party in 1986.<br />In the lawsuit, Rapp alleged that Spacey sexually assaulted the then-14-year-old actor at a Manhattan party in 1986.<br />NBC reports that the trial is expected to focus on Rapp's claims of battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.<br />NBC reports that the trial is expected to focus on Rapp's claims of battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.<br />Spacey has denied the allegations by Rapp.<br />The trial will be overseen by District Judge <br />Lewis A. Kaplan, who was nominated <br />to the court in 1994 by President Bill Clinton.<br />The trial will be overseen by District Judge <br />Lewis A. Kaplan, who was nominated <br />to the court in 1994 by President Bill Clinton.<br />Kaplan has previously overseen several notable cases, including one regarding detainees at Guantanamo Bay <br />and another over organized crime in New York.<br />Kaplan has previously overseen several notable cases, including one regarding detainees at Guantanamo Bay <br />and another over organized crime in New York.<br />On June 6, Kaplan rejected Spacey's request for the lawsuit to be dismissed and said the Oscar-winning actor must stand trial.<br />Spacey is also facing charges of , sexually assaulting three men , in the United Kingdom. .<br />The Associated Press reported <br />that Spacey's U.K. trial is expected <br />to start on June 6, 2023
