Actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with indecent assault and battery more than two years after he allegedly groped the son of a former Boston news anchor.
Spacey will be arraigned Jan. 7 at Nantucket District Court, Cape and Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe told the Boston Globe.
The district attorney's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Heather Unruh said in November 2017 that the "House of Cards" actor caused her 18-year-old son "tremendous anger and anxiety" after he grabbed his genitals at a club on Nantucket Island in July 2016.
The ex-journalist took the allegations to police and filed a report last year, as her son finally felt comfortable coming forward with his claims after Spacey was accused of similar behavior by multiple other men.
The family's attorney, Mitchell Garabedian, praised the victim for his bravery in coming forward in a statement Monday.
"The complainant has shown a tremendous amount of courage in coming forward. Let the facts be presented, the relevant law applied and a just and fair verdict rendered," the statement read. "Because of the pending criminal matter I have no further comment."
Unruh previously made clear that she would stop at nothing to seek justice for her son, and fully intended on putting Spacey, 59, behind bars.
"I want to see Kevin Spacey go to jail," Unruh said at a news conference at the time. "I want to see Kevin Spacey have the hand of justice come down on him, not just for my son, but for the many others who have yet to speak their truth."
Los Angeles prosecutors in September failed to file criminal charges against Spacey, claiming that the statute of limitations on two alleged crimes had expired.
The Oscar-winning actor remains under investigation by Scotland Yard for three separate sexual assault allegations.
Meanwhile, Spacey broke a yearlong Twitter silence just minutes after news of his arraignment broke with a video titled "Let Me Be Frank" that appeared to feature him in character as his late "House of Cards" character Frank Underwood.
Spacey was fired from the Netflix drama ahead of its final season following multiple allegations of sexual assault.
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