Porn star, Ron Jeremy, 69, has been committed to a state mental health hospital after being found incompetent to stand trial on rape and other charges, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles District Attorney said on Tuesday, February 7, stating that he ‘suffers from an incurable neurocognitive decline.’
Jeremy can be held for up to two years after he has been committed to a state-run mental health hospital in California, said Greg Risling, spokesperson for the district attorney’s office.
A hearing on Jeremy’s progress has been scheduled for May 8.
He had pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors allege Jeremy – born Ronald Jeremy Hyatt – restrained some of the women and raped or sodomized them and had sex with others who were sleeping or unconscious.
But in January, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Harris ruled that Jeremy was not competent to assist in his defense, according to his attorney, Stuart Goldfarb.
Medical reports said Harris has dementia, is ‘incoherent’, and suffers from hearing loss.
Jeremy was among the biggest names in the adult film industry, appearing in more than 2,000 movies starting in the 1970s. He had been in prison since his arrest in 2020.
In a post on Twitter in August 2020, Jeremy had vowed to fight the accusations, writing: ‘I can’t wait to prove my innocence in court! Thank you to everyone for all the support.’
A hearing on whether to place Jeremy in a state hospital will be held next month, the Associated Press said Lianne Young, a former British porn star who went by the name of Billie Britt, accused Jeremy of assaulting her at a Halloween party on the Sunset Strip in 2000, LIB confirmed.
She was dressed in a bikini at the former House of Blues during a porn industry Halloween party when she says Jeremy shoved her onto a table and forced himself inside her.
According to Young, the ordeal last only a matter of seconds, as she fought Jeremy off of her. Young said at least three other industry execs watched the assault unfold, however, none of them reacted.
‘People were just like, “That’s Ron”,’ Young said. Speaking after discovering the defendant would not stand trial due to his mental incompetency, Young said she felt ‘numb’.
She told the LA Times: ‘They were aware of his condition before getting us all involved.
The charges date back to 1996 and involve alleged victims ranging in age from 15 to 51. He had pleaded not guilty.
In your story, Harris is said to have Dementia
Isn’t Harris the presiding judge.