Oscar-winning and Hollywood actor, Kevin Spacey had pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges of sexually assaulting three men a decade or more ago, and was told he would face trial next year.
Sixty two year old Spacey, stood in the dock and spoke clearly as he replied “not guilty” to each of the five charges during a hearing at London’s Central Criminal Court, commonly known as the Old Bailey.
Judge Mark Wall set a date of June 6, 2023, for the trial to start and said it would last three to four weeks. It is likely to be at the Old Bailey, the venue for Britain’s highest-profile criminal trials 
Spacey ran London’s Old Vic theatre between 2004 and 2015, and had denied four counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.The incidents allegedly took place in London between March 2005 and August 2008, and one in western England in April 2013 , while the victims are now in their 30s and 40s.
Space’s lawyer previously said the actor “strenuously denies” the allegations.Spacey, who has addresses in London and the U.S., was granted bail and allowed to return to the United States after a preliminary hearing last month.
The Actor’s unconditional bail continued on Thursday,today and said another pretrial hearing would be held early in 2023.
Spacey therefore thanked the judge at the end of the 15-minute hearing. He made no comment as he left court and was ushered through a crowd of photographers and camera crews into a chauffeur-driven car.
