Jurors within the Kevin Spacey trial have been proven footage of a police interview with an alleged sufferer of the Hollywood star during which he mentioned the actor “grabbed me so hard I almost came off the road.”

Spacey’s first alleged sufferer has mentioned he was assaulted greater than 10 occasions by the Oscar-winning actor, together with placing his hand on his penis 5 – 6 occasions and assaulting him in different methods round 5 – 6 different occasions.

Because the trial in Southwark Crown Court docket kicks off its second week with testimony from the 4 complainants, the person who can’t be recognized mentioned within the police interview: “He assaulted me when I was with him in his company. He grabbed me in private areas and then tried to get my hands on him. He would try to grope me and try to grab me and make me feel very uncomfortable.”

The alleged sufferer mentioned he had tried to “blank out” what had occurred to him, which began happening inside two to 3 weeks of assembly Spacey, at which level the actor instructed the complainant he would introduce him to A-list stars.

“It’s like he thought he could groom me,” added the person within the police interview, who known as Spacey a “slipper, snaky, difficult person” and a “very mixed-up individual.”

Describing an incident, the person mentioned: “He grabbed me so hard I almost came off the road. He grabbed me really hard and it really hurt. I pushed him against the door and said ‘don’t do that again or I will knock you out’.”

The person instructed the officer that Spacey had replied: “That’s such a turn on to me, you’re such a man.”

The person, who can’t be named for authorized causes, added in his police interview performed to jurors: “Obviously being a ‘man’s man’ and a professional I found it quite eerie and just awkward. He made me feel so awkward and uneasy.”

The person mentioned the actor turned “very friendly” and began to seize him on a number of events, and the alleged sufferer instructed him to cease.

He went on: “He sort of left me and didn’t say anything. He would just laugh it off and change the subject. There were incidents where he would just grab my hand and put it on his penis.”

The 12 jurors are listening to testimony from the primary complainant in the present day on the third day of the circa-four-week trial that began final Wednesday. There are three different complainants.

Oscar-winning Home of Playing cards and Se7en star Spacey, who’s being tried below his actual identify Kevin Spacey Fowler, denies the 12 costs in opposition to him, together with sexual assault and indecent assault, alleged to have been dedicated between 2001 and 2013.

Complainants’ testimony was set out by protection prosecutor Christine Agnew KC final Friday. Responding, the 63-year-old’s lawyer mentioned jurors will hear “many damned lies” and “some deliberate exaggerations.” Spacey himself could not testify through the trial however is anticipated to attend every day the courtroom sits.

In an preliminary courtroom listening to at Westminster Magistrates’ Court docket in June, Spacey’s lawyer, Patrick Gibbs QC, mentioned his consumer “strenuously denies any and all criminality in this case”. Chatting with ZEITmagazin earlier this month, Spacey mentioned “there are people right now who are ready to hire me the moment I am cleared of these charges in London.”

Earlier than the jury panel was chosen for the trial, Mr Justice Mark Wall instructed potential jurors: “I am sure the defendant will be gratified to know that many of you will know his name or have seen his films.”

On Wednesday, the choose mentioned the case has “quite obviously” attracted a variety of media consideration, however that they “must avoid this coverage where you can”.

Spacey has an handle in Waterloo, south London, but additionally lives within the U.S., the place he has household and a canine.

The trial continues.