Famous porn star charged for raping/sexually assaulting 13 women, faces 250 years in prison
- IndiaGlitz, [Tuesday,September 01 2020]
Adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged with 20 additional counts of rape and sexual assault of 13 women, including a 15-year-old girl.
The new charges bring the number of his alleged victims to 17, ranging from 15-54 years old, and span a 16-year period, the District Attorney's office mentioned in a statement. The 67-year-old accused was already charged in June for raping three woman and sexually assaulting another women in 2014. Pleading not guilty to the crimes, Jeremy had earlier written on Twitter, I can't wait to prove my innocence in court! Thank you to everyone for all the support. According to the statement, Jeremy is charged with sexually assaulting the 15 year-old at a party north of Los Angeles in 2004. Many of the other incidents are alleged to have taken place at a West Hollywood bar he frequented. The accused porn star faces up to 250 years to life in prison if convicted as charged.
Jeremy has appeared in over 2000 adult films starting from the 1970s. The actor, who was nicknamed The Hedgehog, was ranked by AVN at No. 1 in their 50 Top Porn Stars of All Time list. A documentary about him, titled Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy and directed by Scott. J. Gill, was released in 2001.