Kevin Spacey being investigated over second sex assault

Kevin Spacey being investigated over second sex assault

Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey is being investigated by police in London over a second alleged sex assault, it emerged today.

The House of Cards star, 58, is already the subject of a Scotland Yard probe into an alleged sex attack in Lambeth in 2008.

The Met announced today that a second investigation is now taking place, following a complaint relating to 2005.   

The Met declined to identify the alleged attacker but said in a statement: 'On Wednesday, November 1, City of London Police referred an allegation of sexual assault to the Metropolitan Police Service.

'It is alleged a man assaulted another man, victim one, in 2008 in Lambeth.

'On Friday, November 17 a further allegation was made about the same man.

'The allegations are of sexual assaults against a man, victim two, in 2005 in Lambeth. Officers from the Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Command are investigating.'

The first allegation the police are looking at is said to refer to a young actor who asked Spacey for advice with his career.

He is understood to be claiming that he passed out in Spacey's London home and woke to find himself being abused. 

Spacey was the artistic director of the Old Vic theatre in Lambeth from 2004 until 15.

It emerged last week that 20 allegations of sexual impropriety by Spacey had been made to the theatre since it started its own internal investigation. 

In a statement last week, the theatre said: 'Despite having the appropriate escalation processes in place, it was claimed that those affected felt unable to raise concerns and that Kevin Spacey operated without sufficient accountability. 

'This is clearly unacceptable and The Old Vic truly apologises for not creating an environment or culture where people felt able to speak freely. 

It is not known whether the latest investigation by police is linked to the Old Vic's findings.

Spacey has been replaced by Christopher Plummer in the upcoming film All The Money In The World and fired by Netflix series House Of Cards since actor Anthony Rapp first accused the 58-year-old of harassing him when he was 14.

He claimed Spacey had placed him on a bed and climbed on top of him following a party at his apartment in 1986.