Kevin Spacey's attorney, Jennifer Keller, tested positive for coronavirus Thursday morning, but Judge Lewis A. Kaplan ruled the civil sex abuse trial will continue.
civil sex abuse trial will go on after one of Spacey's lead lawyers tested positive for COVID-19, a judge said Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan told the jury that attorney Jennifer Keller was missing because she had tested positive for the virus Thursday morning after feeling symptoms Wednesday night. Kaplan, after putting precautions in place, decided to allow the trial to go forward. Face masks had been optional in the courtroom, and Keller did not wear one earlier in the trial when she cross-examined Anthony Rapp, Spacey’s accuser.
Actor Kevin Spacey's trial will continue after one of his top lawyers tested positive for coronavirus Thursday morning. On Thursday, members of Spacey's defense team, including Spacey, and members of the jury wore masks in the courtroom along with anyone else who had been in close proximity to Keller. When an aide to the judge offered coronavirus home test kits to anyone who wanted them, Spacey and others at the defense table raised their hands.
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