Porn actor Ron Jeremy was charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting another (buzzfeednews.com).
The case was filed for warrant Monday, and the actor — whose full name is Ron Jeremy Hyatt — faces “three counts each of forcible rape and forcible penetration by a foreign object and one count each of forcible oral copulation and sexual battery," according to a statement from the office of Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey.
The accusations being that he raped a 25-year-old at a home in West Hollwood in 2014, and sexually assaulting two women aged 33 and 46 on different occasions at a West Hollywood bar in 2017 and raping a 30-year-old woman at the same bar in 2019.
Hyatt faces a total of eight counts stemming from the alleged assaults, including one count of forcible oral copulation, three counts of forcible rape, two counts of sexual penetration by use of force, one count of sexual battery by restraint, and one count of sexual penetration by intoxicating substance.
With bail recomended to be set at $6.6 M and facing 90 years to life in state prison if convicted as charged, and the “Hedgehog” it seems had a reputation that had already that made him persona non grata with the porn industry having having had its own #MeToo moment (mic.com, Dec. 2017):
Several women have publicly alleged that Hyatt has sexually assaulted them, and he has been banned from most adult film industry events.
Updated 5th July 2020
Porn star Ron Jeremy pleads not guilty to rape and sexual assault in orange jumpsuit (mirror.co.uk).
The porn star, 67, entered not-guilty pleas to three counts each of forcible rape and forcible penetration by a foreign object and one count each of forcible oral copulation and sexual battery.
And his legal teams request to his bail reduced from $6.6m was denied, with another hearing set for 31st August.
Updated 31st August 2020
Porn star Ron Jeremy hit with twenty new sexual assaults charges, including a 15-year-old (theblast.com).
According to the legal documents, Ron is now facing six counts of sexual battery by restraint, five counts of forcible rape, three counts of forcible oral copulation, two counts of forcible penetration by a foreign object, and one count each of sodomy, assault with intent to commit rape, penetration by a foreign object on an unconscious or sleeping victim and lewd conduct with a 15-year-old girl.
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