LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday.
Jeremy, 67, whose real name is Ron Jeremy Hyatt, was charged with three counts each of forcible rape and forcible penetration by a foreign object and one count each of forcible oral copulation and sexual battery.
If Jeremy is convicted, the charges could lead to a sentence of 90 years in prison.
He is scheduled to be arraigned later Tuesday. Prosecutors say they will ask for bail of $6.6 million. Emails seeking comment from Jeremy sent to several of his representatives were not immediately returned.
Prosecutors allege Jeremy raped a 25-year-old woman at a West Hollywood home in May 2014, sexually assaulted a 33-year-old woman and a 46-year-old woman in separate incidents at a West Hollywood bar in 2017, and raped a 30-year-old woman at the same bar in July of last year.
Another allegation from 2016, was declined by prosecutors because of insufficient evidence.
Jeremy, nicknamed “The Hedgehog,” is among the best known and most prolific actors in the industry’s history, with thousands of credits to his name.
In recent years he has made a career of appearing in more mainstream entertainment, including music videos and reality television shows like “The Surreal Life.”
The incumbent DA is locked in a tight race for re-election which is probably why she finally moved on these charges.
Every year the Queens Tribune would do a special issue of famous people from Queens. Ron Jeremy formally known as Ron Hyatt would be on the list with an attendant profile. Kind of cringeworthy but he is famous. Wait for a Trump tweet “Very unfair!, “Great guy!” “The prosecutor is part of the deep state” “California!”
Maybe famous people from Queens should start cleaning up their acts. Just saying.
From back when porn acknowledged the existence of body hair.
May the evidence be clear one way or the other, and may justice be swift.
He raped three women at the same bar in three different instances? How is that possible?