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Porn star Ron Jeremy charged with rape, sexual assault in Los Angeles County

Porn actor Ron Jeremy was charged with raping several women and sexually assaulting another woman on Tuesday, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced in a press release.

Jeremy was charged with three counts of “forcible rape and forcible penetration by a foreign object and one count each of forcible oral copulation and sexual battery,” according to the release.

Jeremy was accused of raping a 25-year-old woman in May 2014. The other attacks allegedly happened in 2017 at a West Hollywood bar, according to the release. He also is accused of raping a 30-year-old woman in July 2019 at the same bar.

If convicted, Jeremy could face up to 90 years in prison.

This story was originally published June 23, 2020 at 3:01 PM with the headline "Porn star Ron Jeremy charged with rape, sexual assault in Los Angeles County."

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Summer Lin
The Sacramento Bee
Summer Lin was a reporter for McClatchy.
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