US porn star Ron Jeremy sued by friend for sexual assault as he battles 35 charges
- The adult film actor, nicknamed ‘The Hedgehog’, is accused of pinning a friend against a wall in May, weeks before being arrested on other rape charges
- He faces a possible sentence of up to 330 years in prison if convicted of all charges
Charity Carson filed her 13-page civil complaint on Thursday, accusing Jeremy of sexual assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and gender violence.
Carson, a Florida resident, said she drove to California for a holiday in early May and picked up a friend in San Diego before visiting Jeremy at the Highland Gardens Hotel in Los Angeles during a sightseeing tour.
She said Jeremy grabbed her hand while they were taking photos on the afternoon of May 4 and tried to force her to touch his penis. Later that evening, he allegedly cornered her in a lobby bathroom, she said.
Porn actor Ron Jeremy faces 20 more sex charges, one involving 15-year-old
“[Jeremy] slammed the door shut and pinned plaintiff against the well and began to sexually attack her,” the complaint obtained by the New York Daily News states.
She said Jeremy “became extremely aggressive”, grabbing her breasts and wrist and again trying to force her hand onto his penis.
“Plaintiff was shaking and afraid of imminent rape,” the filing states. “Plaintiff was frantically screaming and struggling to get away from defendant throughout the encounter.”
Carson said the incident left her in a state of shock, and she was not immediately sure how to report it considering she was travelling amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
She eventually filed a report with the Los Angeles Police Department on June 4, according to her complaint.
“Plaintiff made it abundantly clear with her actions and expressions that [she] did not wish to engage in sexual contact,” her paperwork states.
Carson is asking for punitive and exemplary damages according to proof presented at trial.
On June 23, Los Angeles County prosecutors first announced Jeremy was being charged with forcibly raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth in separate incidents dating back to 2014.
Nicknamed “The Hedgehog”, Jeremy was slapped with 20 more charges in August involving 12 more women and a 17-year-old girl, prosecutors said.
Porn star Ron Jeremy charged with rape of three women
The New York City-bred adult film star, whose real name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, picked up another seven charges last month involving six more alleged victims.
If convicted of all 35 charges, he faces a possible sentence of up to 330 years in prison, prosecutors said.
