Prosecutors from the American city of Los Angeles added seven more charges of sexual abuse to the case against former porn star Ron Jeremy on Wednesday. The 67-year-old actor, who has been in prison since June, said he was innocent at the same time.
It goes according to the prosecutor to seven incidents that occurred since 1996. There are six women involved. It concerns three cases of forced rape, two cases of forced oral sex and two attempted sexual assaults. At the time of the incidents, the women were between 17 and 38 years old.
Los Angeles prosecutors tried to file 14 more cases against the former porn star, but these were dismissed by the court on the grounds that they are barred.
Jeremy has been detained since his arrest in June. He was initially prosecuted for the possible rape of three women and the sexual assault of another woman. At the beginning of September , several charges were already added to his case during a hearing. Even then, the former porn star announced that he was innocent.
Ex-porn star could be jailed for 330 years
The case against Jeremy now covers 29 charges, including the sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in 2004. The most recent charge dates from January 1, 2020. A total of 23 victims are involved.
Jeremy is due to appear in court again on December 17. The 67-year-old pornstar could be sentenced to 330 years in prison if he receives the maximum sentence for each of the charges.
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