Update 09/08/2021 4:49pm:
The grand jury testimony from 21 women accusing adult film actor Ron Jeremy of sexual assault was unsealed Saturday (September 4).
The testimonies ranged from a woman being sexually assaulted by Jeremy after asking for an autograph, and another woman saying Jeremy raped her after coming to a hotel room she was sharing with friends. Another woman says she was 15 in 2004 when she approached Jeremy at a rave he was hosting in Santa Clarita, California, and the woman, now 33, said she didn't know who Jeremy was when she spoke to him. The woman says Jeremy invited her backstage, where he asked her if she wanted to see "something cool." The woman says he then lifted her in the air, put his hand under her skirt and molested her.
Several women say Jeremy raped or assaulted them at Rainbow Bar and Grill on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood. The women say Jeremy would lure them back to the bathroom under the guise of showing them the pizza kitchen or letting them use the bathroom after the bar made last call. The women say Jeremy would follow them, lock them in the bathroom with him and sexually assault them. One woman say Jeremy threw $100 at her after raping her at the restaurant.
Jeremy, 68, has been in jail since his arrest in June 2020. He was indicted on August 25, and he pleaded not guilty to more than 30 counts of sexual assault, including 12 counts of rape.
Source: USA Today
Original 08/25/2021 8:39pm:
According to reports, adult film legend Ron Jeremy has been indicted on 30 new sexual assault charges stemming from accusations by 21 different women.
Jeremy appeared in court on Wednesday, where he was arraigned on the new charges that allege he molested girls as young as 15, dating back to 1996. Per PageSix, Jeremy faces "12 counts of forcible rape, seven counts of forcible oral copulation, six counts of sexual battery by restraint, four counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object, two counts of sexual penetration of an unconscious or asleep person, and one count each of lewd act upon a child under the age of 15, sodomy by use of force and assault with intent to commit rape."
“Far too often survivors of sexual assault suffer in isolation,” said LA County District Attorney George Gascon. “We must ensure that survivors have all options available to help with recovery, including trauma-informed services for hearing and support to report such crimes.”
Jeremy has been jailed since June of last year and is scheduled to appear back in court on Oct 12.
Source: pagesix.com
