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Agence France-Presse

Adult film star Ron Jeremy has been charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth, Los Angeles prosecutors said Tuesday.
One of the pornographic film world’s biggest names who appeared in over 1,700 hardcore movies, Jeremy has been dogged by assault claims and barred from industry events in recent years.
He was charged over four separate incidents in West Hollywood spanning back to 2014, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said in a statement.
Three of the incidents occurred in the same bar between 2017 and 2019, while an alleged 2014 rape took place at a home in the same Los Angeles neighbourhood.
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Jeremy’s lawyer said the charges were a “surprise” and denied all the allegations.
“He is not a rapist,” said Stuart Goldfarb.
“Ron - over the years, because of who he is - has essentially been a paramour to over 4,000 women. And to allege that he is a rapist is beyond... I mean, women throw themselves at him,” he added.
Jeremy is the latest high-profile entertainment industry figure to be investigated for sexual abuse in Los Angeles since the #MeToo movement began in 2017. Los Angeles prosecutors earlier this year filed charges against disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.
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Jeremy’s alleged victims were aged between 25 and 46. A separate 2016 case against him was dropped due to insufficient evidence.
If convicted, Jeremy, 67, faces a possible maximum sentence of 90 years to life in prison.
Jeremy - whose real name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt - appeared in famous adult movies including Deep Throat II and John Wayne Bobbitt Uncut.

He was handcuffed and taken into custody in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday afternoon, with his bail set at US$6.6 million and arraignment postponed to Friday.
Jeremy’s former manager Dante Rusciolelli said on Tuesday he was dropping Jeremy as a client following the charges, adding that his company “were not given any proof of (Jeremy’s) innocence at this time”.
At least 20 men in the entertainment industry are reported to be part of a Los Angeles district attorney’s taskforce set up in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
Weinstein, who was convicted of rape in New York and sentenced to 23 years, has been separately charged with sexually assaulting three more women in Los Angeles.
Charges against Atomic Blonde producer David Guillod of rape, sexual assault and kidnap involving four women in California were brought in nearby Santa Barbara on Monday, in cooperation with Los Angeles officials.
Guillod pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, and was in the process of posting US$1 million bail and was due to be released later in the afternoon, his lawyer Philip Cohen said.


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Porn star Ron Jeremy charged with rape of three women

Adult film actor Ron Jeremy attends the world premiere of the documentary Unity in Los Angeles in June 2015. Photo: AP

Adult film star Ron Jeremy, who has been charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth in incidents in West Hollywood from 2014 to 2019, makes his first appearance in Los Angeles County Superior Court, California, U.S. June 23, 2020. Robert Gauthier/Pool via REUTERS

Hollywood producer David Guillod charged with multiple rape and kidnap

Hollywood producer David Guillod has denied the charges. File photo: AFP

PASADENA, CA - APRIL 22: Jessica Barth attends the Opening Night Of "Belleville," presented by Pasadena Playhouse on April 22, 2018 in Pasadena, California. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images/AFP

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Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at New York State Supreme Court in February. Photo: EPA-EFE

Attorney Gloria Allred holds up a sign showing the sentence given to Harvey Weinstein, former co-chairman of the Weinstein Co., before speaking to members of the media outside the state supreme court in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual assault after decades of using his immense power in Hollywood to target aspiring actresses. Photographer: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg

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Actor, who has appeared in more than 1,700 adult films, faces possible maximum sentence of 90 years to life in prison
Jeremy also accused of sexually assaulting fourth woman in West Hollywood bar



Actor, who has appeared in more than 1,700 adult films, faces possible maximum sentence of 90 years to life in prison.


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