In one of the least surprising stories of 2020, it turns out that an industry that makes its millions trafficking in rape, sexual torture, and the degradation of women has produced yet another sexual predator. The 67-year-old Ron Jeremy, one of the world’s most famous porn stars, has been formally charged with one count of forcible oral copulation and sexual battery, and three counts of forcible rape and forcible penetration with a foreign object. In total, he has been accused of sexually assaulting one woman and raping three others. Jeremy, whose real name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, pleaded not guilty to all crimes on June 27 in a Los Angeles courtroom.
The allegations against Jeremy are ugly. According to prosecutors, the aging porn star is a serial predator, having raped a 25-year-old woman at a home in West Hollywood in May 2014, and perpetrating two sexual assaults—one against a 46-year-old woman, and another against a 33-year-old woman—at a bar in the same area in 2017. He is also accused of raping a 30-year-old woman at the same West Hollywood bar in July of 2019. Jeremy claims through his attorney Stuart Goldfarb that he is “absolutely innocent of the charges,” and faces up to 90 years in prison if convicted. LA County sheriff’s detectives say they have been investigating allegations against Jeremy for two years.
