Ron Jeremy has been indicted on more than 30 sexual assault counts.
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Jeremy, 68, was arraigned on the fresh set of charges in Los Angeles County Court, accusing him of raping women as young as 15 since 1996.
The 5-foot-6 actor, whose real name is Ron Jeremy Hyatt, was hit with 12 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 each of lewd act upon a child under the age of 15, sodomy by use of force and assault with intent to commit rape, prosecutors said.
“Far too often survivors of sexual assault suffer in isolation,” LA County District Attorney George Gascon said in a statement Wednesday.
“We must ensure that survivors have all options available to help with recovery, including trauma-informed services for hearing and support to report such crimes,” the statement said.
Jeremy has been jailed since June of last year on charges that he molested four women — with more charges heaped on him later in the year.
In November, he was hit with a civil lawsuit filed by a longtime friend who accused the pudgy porn star of pinning her against a bathroom wall and molesting her.
The new indictment charges him with raping women at a party at a California nightclub, at a strip club, at a West Hollywood party and at his Woodland Hills home.
He is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in 2004, and a 17-year-old girl at his home in 2008, according to prosecutors.
Jeremy, who remains behind bars on $6.6 million bail, pleaded not guilty to the indictment on Wednesday and is due back in court Oct. 12.
The D.A’s Bureau of Investigation, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and the LAPD are continuing to investigate the case.
