Ron Jeremy (Photo: variety.com)
August 31, 2020
Porn star Ron Jeremy hit with 20 new sexual assault charges
Adult film star Ron Jeremy was slapped
with 20 new counts of rape or sexual assault involving 12 women and a teenage
girl today, August 31.
The additional charges follow Jeremy
being charged with the rape of three women and the sexual assault of a fourth.
They include five counts of forcible rape and six counts of battery by restraint.
The 67-year-old is currently jailed on
US$6.6 million bail since June.
He had previously pleaded not guilty to
the previous charges. Should he be convicted, he could face up to 250 years in
prison.
Jeremy
has been in the porn for almost 50 years and is among the industry’s
most prolific performers.