Kevin Spacey will not be prosecuted over a sexual assault claim because too much time has passed since the alleged incident took place.

A man alleged the actor had assaulted him in West Hollywood in October 1992, but Los Angeles prosecutors said on Tuesday they could not take the case forward because any alleged sex crime involving an adult that occurred in that year would fall outside of California’s statute of limitations.

Prosecutors are reviewing a second case involving the House of Cards and American Beauty star that includes allegations he attacked a man in Malibu in October 2016. The case remains under review, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors also declined to prosecute alleged sex crimes against the actors Steven Seagal and Anthony Anderson. In Seagal’s case, the statute of limitations had passed while Anderson’s accuser declined to be interviewed by authorities.

Spacey, 59, is being investigated in the UK for six sexual assault claims over 22 years.

Actor Anthony Rapp was the first to make an allegation against Spacey, claiming he was 14 when a 26-year-old Spacey made a sexual advance in 1986

Spacey, who was artistic director at the Old Vic theatre in London between 2004 and 2015, has faced a number of repercussions since allegations of sexual assault against him emerged. His film Billionaire Boys Club flopped, he was sacked from Netflix drama House Of Cards and erased from Sir Ridley Scott’s All The Money In The World.