Porn Star Ron Jeremy Charged With Rape, Sexual Assault
Porn star Ron Jeremy as been charged with forcibly raping three women and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents dating back to 2014 according to CBS Los Angeles.
Jeremy, whose real name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, faces three counts each of forcible rape and forcible penetration by a foreign object and one count each of forcible oral copulation and sexual battery, according to Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey.
The case was filed for warrant Monday, CBS Los Angeles reports.
Hyatt, a self-proclaimed “groper,” is due in court Tuesday afternoon. If convicted as charged, he faces a possible maximum sentence of 90 years to life in state prison. Jeremy is 67 years old.
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