British prosecutor Christine Agnew stated on Friday, at the start of the trial of Oscar-winning American actor Kevin Spacey on charges of sexual assault, that "Spacey is an aggressive sexual bully who assaults men and does not respect their boundaries or personal space." She said: "In the prosecution's view, he is a man who sexually assaults other men, a man who does not respect boundaries or personal space, a man who appears to take pleasure in tormenting others and making them feel vulnerable; he is a sexual bully." She added: "It seems that his preferred method of assault is to violently grab other men by the groin." The trial is set to last four weeks.