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NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Spacey is facing a jury in a New York City courtroom during a civil trial accusing him of sexually abusing a 14-year-old actor in the 1980s when he was 26.
His lawyer disputed accusations during opening statements Thursday, the first day of the trial. Anthony Rapp brought the lawsuit against Spacey.
Rapp was the first in a string of people to publicly accuse the “House of Cards” star of sexual misconduct. Jury selection began Thursday in a trial expected to last about two weeks.
A lawyer for Rapp says Spacey tried to seduce him in a bedroom at his Manhattan apartment in 1986. Spacey’s lawyer said it didn’t happen.
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