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Porn star Ron Jeremy charged with seven more sex crimes
Porn star Ron Jeremy was charged on Wednesday with an additional seven counts of rape and sexual assault, bringing to 23 the number of his alleged victims.
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Adult film star Ron Jeremy (center) makes his first appearance in downtown Los Angeles Criminal Court on June 23, 2020. (POOL/AFP/Robert Gauthier)
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orn star Ron Jeremy was charged on Wednesday with an additional seven counts of rape and sexual assault, bringing to 23 the number of his alleged victims, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office said.
Jeremy, 67, one of the biggest names in the adult film industry, was initially charged in June with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth, but more women have come forward to police since then.
The new charges, which include three counts of rape, span a 17-year period. His alleged victims range from 15 to 54 years old, the District Attorney's office said in a statement.
Read also: Porn star Ron Jeremy pleads not guilty to rape charges in Los Angeles
Jeremy on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to the new charges in a brief court appearance where a Dec. 14 preliminary hearing date was set.
Jeremy now faces a total of 11 counts of rape, eight of sexual battery and 16 other sexual offenses. If convicted as charged, he faces a possible maximum sentence of more than 330 years to life in state prison.
Jeremy appeared in more than 2,000 adult films starting in the 1970s.
