Kevin Spacey Sexual Assault Trial: First Accuser to Testify Claims ‘He Grabbed Me Really Hard’

The sexual assault trial against Kevin Spacey continued Monday as the first accuser testified in court.

The Billionaire Boys Club actor is accused of sexually assaulting four men between 2001 and 2013. At the time, Spacey was the artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre, where he worked until 2015. Spacey has denied the accusations.

During Monday's proceedings, the jury was shown a police interview with one of the alleged victims in which he claimed the actor "grabbed me in private areas, and tried to get me to put my hands on him," according to NBC News. "He tried to grope me and grab me and it made me feel very, very uncomfortable."

The first accuser also testified Monday and alleged Spacey grabbed him while he was driving the actor to Elton John's White Tiara Ball in the early 2000s, nearly making him crash.

"He grabbed me so hard I almost drove off the road," he said in a police interview shown to the court. "He grabbed me really hard, it really hurt. I said, 'Don't you f---ing do that or I will knock you out.' He laughed. I will never forget it."

He alleged that Spacey inappropriately touched him several times in five years, a time when the alleged victim was "mixed up and confused" about his sexual orientation, per NBC News.

"He would always be very touchy-feely to start with, which was strange to me. Being a professional man's man I found it very eerie and awkward," he continued. "He started rubbing my leg and rubbing my neck. It made me feel uneasy, but I had a job, I had a mortgage ... I told him to stop but he started to laugh."

He accused the actor of "grooming" him and alleged that Spacey often asked about his girlfriend and sexuality and made remarks that made him "feel uncomfortable."

"After two or three weeks he tried to get in my head about my sexuality. He made me feel uncomfortable," the man said. "He was asking me 'what's your girlfriend like' ... He was almost grooming me or something."

The testimony comes after prosecutor Christine Agnew and Spacey's defense lawyer, Patrick Gibbs, presented their opening arguments in London's Southwark Crown Court on Friday.

Reading stories from the complainants on Friday, Agnew noted that one of the men served as the actor's driver when he visited London, Deadline reported, and accused Spacey of "inappropriate and unwelcome touching."

The second accuser said he and Spacey met at the Haymarket Theater, and the actor "grabbed my penis with such force it was painful," while showing him backstage, per The Hollywood Reporter. Spacey allegedly laughed off the accuser's discomfort.

A third accuser alleged he was at Spacey's apartment when he woke up and saw Spacey performing oral sex on him. Per BBC, the two had been drinking at a pub.

The final accuser alleged the former House of Cards actor grabbed his private area and kissed his neck while at a pub near Oxford, per the outlet.

In his own opening statements, Gibbs called the accusations "made up or twisted" and "deliberately exaggerated," adding that the alleged incidents happened "a long time ago."

He urged the jury to consider if the accusers were out to get something from Spacey considering his "wealth and influence."

Spacey has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges including sexual assault, indecent assault and causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent.