Lawsuit against Kevin Spacey dismissed

[gloeden2]

Note: I'm using this older tweet because it's the most recent one related to the story. All the info after it was reported today.

A man who sued Kevin Spacey and accused the actor of sexually abusing him as a teenager must identify himself if his civil action is to continue, judge rules. https://t.co/Xd7KQV4c5u
- NBC News (@NBCNews) May 9, 2021

Comments

[gillenvillain]

What pisses me off further is that he was 14 YEARS OLD at the time it happened.

Fuck that asshole judge. This is why victims don't come forward and when they do, they get shit like this. Of course they don't know how fucking HARD it is to come forward at all, especially when it happened to you as a kid. Chances are people he knows now don't know this about him and it's no one's fucking business anyway. Certainly not the fucking public.

[daijouboo]

I have heard at least 3 stories from various people about Kevin Spacey being sexually inappropriate with young men and in one of those cases, the guy was a minor. He told his friends about it but never went to the authorities or tried to come forward.

[lilith20godrich]

I read that his identity wasn't revealed in the documents, so Spacey and his lawyers didn't know who is accusing him. In this case, i kind of get it.
But if it's all about public knowing, it's outrageous that lawsuit was dismissed.

[off_daze]

I feel for the victim. This is so unjust. Why put himself in further harm?

[wonky]

.....why can't it all be done anonymously through lawyers? They're a victim who's been through something deeply traumatic but the court system insists it be a public matter? It's sick.

ruled that the public has a legitimate interest in the identity of the man "because C.D. has made his allegations against a public figure,"

WTF? Fuck that judge.

[lady_rosier]

I totally get if the victim had to personally meet the judge or something, but not how is public interest relevant in this criminal matter. Leave that poor man alone.

[wonky]

Yeah, it feels like the judge is trying to punish him or something. Who cares if there's public interest? WTF does that even mean or have anything to do with anything?

[insomniachobs]

In the UK rape complainants are by statute granted lifelong anonymity from the moment they make the allegation. They can waive it if they want, but otherwise it's a crime to name or make them identifiable. Some other sex offences are covered by that too.

There are a few exceptions where the court can lift the anonymity (variations on the theme of not naming would prejudice the trial/appeal process) but they're rarely used.

[arilicious]

why should he have to publicly identify himself in order to get justice? that's awful
i feel terrible :(