Ron Jeremy: US porn star declared unfit for sex crimes trial
 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64313546

US adult film star Ron Jeremy has been declared mentally incompetent to stand trial for alleged sex crimes.

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.

There has been a few documentaries on him - wonder if they'll do a movie since he's still in the news. Hollywood loves to do that and would likely succeed in doing a sort of "Boogie Nights" version of Ron.

If his mind is truly gone it's sad for the victims who won't have their stories heard and for the person himself - it's a punishment of sorts that your mind is wiped clean - being trapped and not remembering why. There likely is no guilt but also no human left inside

You hold be unfit for starting threads..

I saw Ron at Jim South's 80th birthday party in September 2019 and he was acting like he had dementia then.

Out with the old, in with the new.

Who's that new guy? Some influencer?

If he is guilty.

of the old ones - yes that's why he's in jail soon to be hospital. The new ones? We'll never know since he won't face trial. In that situation you're right.

Yes

I am very uncomfortable with people presumed to be guilty before any trial.

I also wonder if in some cases people see $$$$$$ and make false claims.

It will be interesting if in years to come, we will see some claims in the same way as we did with the witch trials, or indeed as the accusations leading to death during the french revolution.

If i was female today and wanted to damage someone, I would not need to pay someone to do a hit on them, but simply claim they had said or felt me up.

I often note too how years after someone has died, you get a person making claims they were molested by person x. One wonders if this is to gain fame.