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  • Porn star, Ron Jeremy ruled as mentally unstable to stand trial for rape, judge rules

    Porn star, Ron Jeremy ruled as mentally unstable to stand trial for rape, judge rules

    After beginning his career in the 1970s, Jeremy became one of the most well-known figures in the adult film industry. He is accused of assaulting 21 women, whose ages ranged from 15 to 51, over a 23-year period.

    Porn actor Ron Jeremy is mentally incompetent to stand trial on dozens of rape and sexual assault counts involving 21 women, a US judge has ruled.

    Jeremy, 69, pleaded not guilty in August 2021 to more than 30 counts of sexual assault, including 12 of rape, in the Los Angeles area over a 23-year period.

    Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ronald S Harris said the decision was made as the actor was in a state of “incurable neurocognitive decline” from which he is unlikely to recover.

    The actor was among the biggest names in the adult film industry, appearing in more than 2,000 movies starting in the 1970s.

    Jeremy has been in prison since his arrest in June 2020 and did not attend the hearing. Prosecutors asked that he be periodically re-evaluated.

    The actor is accused of assaulting 21 women who ranged in age from 15 to 51 between the 1990s and 2019.

    Attorney Stuart Goldfarb, who represents Jeremy, had told the court in March 2022 that his client had been unable to recognise him when he visited him in a holding cell before a court hearing.

    Actor could be moved into state hospital

    A hearing on placing the actor, whose legal name is Ronald Hyatt, in a state hospital will be held next month.

    Mr Goldfarb said in an email: “When he was arrested two years ago I said he would be found innocent of all charges.

    “Two years have passed and with the additional discovery I received I believed he would have been found innocent. It is unfortunate due to mental condition he will not go to trial and have the opportunity to clear his name.”

    Ron Jeremy, who was one of the best known porn actors in the 1970s and 80s, pictured in 2006. Pic: AP
    Image:Ron Jeremy, who was one of the best known porn actors in the 1970s and 80s, pictured in 2006. Pic: AP

    The alleged offences took place at nightclubs and bars in the Los Angeles area, during a photo shoot, and at Jeremy’s home, the district attorney’s office said.

    The charges stemmed from a district attorney’s task force set up to investigate entertainment industry sexual misconduct after reports about Harvey Weinstein in 2017 and the #metoo movement.

    Jeremy was among very few men charged in the task force’s work, along with Weinstein himself, who was convicted of rape and sexual assault in December.

    In August 2020, Jeremy wrote on Twitter: “I can’t wait to prove my innocence in court! Thank you to everyone for all the support.”

  • Police pledge $10,000 reward after murder of six people at California home

    Police pledge $10,000 reward after murder of six people at California home

    A teenage mother and child were shot dead “assassin-style” in a crime that the sheriff believes was committed by a gang or drug cartel.

    In an effort to solve the “deliberate, intentional, and horrific” murders of six people at a home in the state’s Central Valley, law enforcement officials in California have pledged a $10,000 reward and requested the public’s assistance.

    According to Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, the family was the target of an investigation into a gang or drug cartel. The same home had recently been the subject of a search warrant by deputies for drugs.

    Among the dead in the 3:30am (11:30 GMT) shooting on Monday were a 17-year-old and her 10-month-old son.

    Boudreaux said the teenager was fleeing the violence when the killers caught up to her outside the home in Goshen, a central California community of about 3,000 residents in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley, and shot the young mother and her child “assassination-style”.

    “We believe the 17-year-old girl and her infant were actually running from scene. The shooters stood over top of that 17-year-old mother and fired rounds into her head,” Boudreaux said. “It was deliberate, intentional and horrific.”

    The other four victims were aged between 19 and 72 years, including a grandmother who was shot as she slept. Their autopsies are expected to be completed later in the week.

    Authorities had previously listed the teen’s age as 16 and the infant’s six months but said they had received updated information.

    Sheriff’s deputies responding to reports of gunshots at the home in Goshen, a small farming town roughly 350km (220 miles) southeast of San Francisco, found multiple victims both inside and in the street. Three people survived and will be interviewed by authorities. They include a man who hid in the home as the killings happened.

    “It’s shocking for the nation, shocking to our county, shocking to our state, and I have to tell you I’m receiving phone calls from across the country,” Boudreaux said.

    Police were searching for at least two suspects, Boudreaux said, adding they had not yet been identified. The $10,000 reward was being offered by law enforcement agencies for information that moved the investigation forward.

    Boudreaux walked back his earlier comments to reporters that the attack was likely a cartel hit, saying that investigators are also looking into whether it was gang violence.

    “I am not eliminating that possibility,” the sheriff said. “These people were clearly shot in the head and they were also shot in places where the shooter would know that a quick death would occur … This is also similar to high-ranking gang affiliation and the style of executions that they commit.”

    Law enforcement is familiar with the home, the sheriff said, citing gang activity there that “has routinely occurred in the past” without giving any specifics. He added that not everyone who was shot was a drug dealer or gang member — and said among the victims believed to be innocent are the teen, her grandmother, and of course, the baby.

    The sheriff’s department on Tuesday identified the victims as Rosa Parraz, 72; Eladio Parraz, Jr, 52; Jennifer Analla, 49; Marcos Parraz, 19; Alissa Parraz, 16; and Nycholas Parraz, 10 months.

    Source: Aljazeera.com

  • US porn star rendered unfit for sex crimes trial

    US porn star rendered unfit for sex crimes trial

      US porn star Jeremy has been declared mentally incapable of facing sex offense charges.

      Mr Jeremy was indicted on 34 counts of sexual assault – including 12 of rape – over a period of more than 20 years.

      A Los Angeles judge said on Tuesday that Mr Jeremy could not face the charges, as he was in a state of “incurable neurocognitive decline”.

      The 69-year-old has been in prison since his arrest in 2020. He denied any wrongdoing and vowed to clear his name.

      He was not present for the latest hearing.

      Mr Jeremy – whose legal name is Ronald Hyatt – became one of the most prolific performers in the adult film industry during a career that began in the 1970s.

      He is believed to have featured in hundreds of titles, and looked to extend his profile in the world of showbiz more widely.

      Prosecutors said he attacked 21 women – who ranged in age from 15 to 51 – between the years 1996 and 2019.

      The alleged offences took places at bars and nightclubs in the Los Angeles area, and at Mr Jeremy’s home.

      He was first charged in 2020. Other allegations emerged, resulting in the indictment issued the following year through a grand jury – a similar tactic to that used against Harvey Weinstein.

      Mr Jeremy denied the charges against him.

      Court proceedings were suspended last year after Mr Jeremy’s lawyer said his client had not been able to recognise him during a visit to his cell.

      The Los Angeles Times reported earlier this month that Mr Jeremy had “severe dementia”.

      Following the judge’s declaration on Tuesday, the same lawyer told the AP news agency: “It is unfortunate due to mental condition he will not go to trial and have the the opportunity to clear his name.”

      A hearing on whether to put Mr Jeremy in a state-run hospital was set for next month, AP reported.

      Source: BBC