Porn star Ron Jeremy has been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting two women, ages 33 and 46, on separate occasions at a West Hollywood bar in 2017, as well as forcibly raping a 30-year-old woman at the same bar in July 2019. He also stands accused of forcibly raping a 25-year-old woman at a home in West Hollywood in May 2014. Another case was dropped against the porn star from an alleged incident in 2016, due to insufficient evidence.
CNN reports that he was charged with three counts of forcible rape and forcible penetration by a foreign object and one count each of forcible oral copulation and sexual battery. Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey filed for a warrant on Monday, June 22.
Ron Jeremy in West Hollywood – June 10, 2018 – Photo by Paulo Murillo for WEHO TIMESHis manager Dante Rusciolelli, announced that he has dropped him as his client via his facebook page today, following the charges. “My name is Dante Rusciolelli and I own Golden Artists Entertainment,” he wrote. “We are announcing today that we are dropping Ron Jeremy as one of our 80 management clients. When Rolling Stone charged Ron with being in the ME TOO movement, he showed us proof against the allegations. At the time, the police and District Attorneys backed Ron up. He had never spent a day in court or in jail. Rolling Stone was given proof of his innocence and still printed the story anyway. However, today the District Attorney in Los Angeles is bringing charges of sexual misconduct against him, and we were not given any proof of his innocence at this time. We hope that these allegations against him are not true, but if they are, we hope that he is prosecuted to the full extent of the law.”
Ron Jeremy (aka the Hedgehog) was born Ronald Jeremy Hyatt. He is possibly the most well-known pornographic performer in the history of the porn industry. He’s in the Guinness Book of World Records for “Most Appearances in Adult Films,” after having appeared in more than 2,200 movies since his debut in 1978. He was ranked by AVN at No. 1 in their 50 Top Porn Stars of All Time list. He’s also one of the very few adult film stars to make the jump into mainstream cinema, with minor appearances in movies such as Reindeer Games (2000), Detroit Rock City (1999) and The Boondock Saints (1999).
Ron Jeremy in West Hollywood – June 10, 2018 – Photo by Paulo Murillo for WEHO TIMESWEHO TIMES ran into Ron Jeremy, while he was hanging around in West Hollywood on Santa Monica Boulevard on Sunday, June 10, 2018, during the LA Pride weekend celebration. He was unshaven and looked disheveled in a dirty black Boogie Nights t-shirt and stained black sweats with the words Fallen Angel.TV on them. He sat on the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and San Vicente Boulevard with a female companion. He appeared homeless, but still allowed us to take his picture.
Ron Jeremy in West Hollywood – June 10, 2018 – Photo by Paulo Murillo for WEHO TIMESProsecutors are recommending bail of $6.6 million. If convicted, he faces a possible maximum sentence of 90 years to life in state prison.
