It is anticipated that more than 30 counts of rape against retired porno star Ron Jeremy will be ruled inadmissible at trial.
As a result of allegations brought on by at least 20 women since June 2020, the retired adult film star will be declared unfit for trial on Jan. 17 due to “severe dementia” and will likely be hospitalized.
L.A. County Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson claimed in an email that the prosecution and his defense team decided Jeremy’s condition, and there was no proof he was lying.
“As a result of the agreement of the experts, the defendant will be declared incompetent to stand trial … his prognosis for improvement is not good,” Thompson said.
“If he does not improve, we will not be able to try him for his crimes,” he continued. “Because criminal proceedings are suspended as long as he is incompetent, we also cannot get a guilty plea from him or discuss other measures to get justice for the victims in this case.”
If his health improves, he may still be deemed qualified to stand trial in the future.
The email claims that before his arrest in 2020, several of his family members thought he had dementia.
The experts reviewed medical documents and interviewed his family and the L.A. County sheriff’s deputies who interacted with him during his imprisonment.
Former British adult film star Lianne Young, one of Jeremy’s accusers, told The Times that she was “kind of numb” after hearing the decision, noting that his judgment sparked a meaningful conversation about consent.
“It’s going to come down to public opinion now, and public opinion has looked at Ron like a god,” Young said. “It could be an indication to other predators or viewers of pornography that they can get away with such crimes.”
The charges against the former porno star date as far back as 1996, with victims ranging in age from 15 to 51. He pleaded not guilty to all charges in August 2021 and continues to maintain his innocence.
According to The Times, Initially, he was charged with a dozen counts of forcible rape, seven counts of forcible oral copulation, six counts of sexual battery by restraint, four counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object, two counts of sexual penetration of an unconscious or asleep person and one count of committing a lewd act on a minor.
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